{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Paris Review","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog","author_name":"Aaron Schuster","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/author\/aschuster\/","title":"Kafka\u2019s Misdiagnosis by Aaron Schuster","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fRx22GphcG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/20\/kafkas-misdiagnosis\/\">Kafka\u2019s Misdiagnosis<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/20\/kafkas-misdiagnosis\/embed\/#?secret=fRx22GphcG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kafka\u2019s Misdiagnosis&#8221; &#8212; The Paris Review\" data-secret=\"fRx22GphcG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"March 20, 2026 \u2013 \u201cOne of the lessons of Kafkian neurosis is that human beings are the architects of their own cages\u2014yet the very ingenuity by which we entrap ourselves points to a freedom that remains untamed.\u201d","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kafka-drawing-detail-1024x771.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":771}