Franz Kafka 1912 · Prague
Lunch
14:00–15:30 · Estimated
Estimated by typical tue. The slot follows the selected 14:00 office finish and uses the later reported lunch finish.Source timing: After the office, until three or half past three
“bis 3 oder ½4 Mittagessen,”
Verbatim excerpt · German original · Franz Kafka
Line breaks and page markers omitted.
Lunch until three or half past three.
Letter to Felice Bauer, 1 November 1912
German transcription hosted by the University of Vienna · Werner Haas
Paragraph beginning “Seit 1 ½ Monaten”
Passage: Schedule paragraph · immediately after office hours
Timing & context
Lunch follows work, and its finish varies.
Kafka explicitly describes his established schedule over the preceding six weeks. Several times vary. The one exceptional night ending at six is excluded; his recurring writing session is split visually at midnight.
His letter of 1 November 1912 describes the preceding month and a half, with some recent disruptions.