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The other short anecdotal pieces linked in that page are also wonderful. Here's one: http://franzkafkastories.com/shortStories.php?story_id=kafka...
And another, which (to me) is one of many counter-examples to the "Laughing With Kafka" notion: http://franzkafkastories.com/shortStories.php?story_id=kafka...
That is, the final piece above is truly despairing in a way that DFW, perhaps, could identify with.
And, yes, the final piece is perfectly what DFW was talking about.
The other short anecdotal pieces linked in that page are also wonderful. Here's one: http://franzkafkastories.com/shortStories.php?story_id=kafka...
And another, which (to me) is one of many counter-examples to the "Laughing With Kafka" notion: http://franzkafkastories.com/shortStories.php?story_id=kafka...
That is, the final piece above is truly despairing in a way that DFW, perhaps, could identify with.