In June 1923, Kafka could no longer work due to tuberculosis of the lungs and the larynx, and he received his pension from the Worker's Accident Insurance Office in Prague. The panther devours meat, is admired by the crowds, and the overseer proclaims that "order has been restored."įranz Kafka's Ein Hungerkünstler was first published in the 1922 October issue of the Frankfurter Rundschau, and was also mentioned in his Testament as one of his writings not to be destroyed. When the hunger artist states that he could not help it, the overseer asks "why," to which the hunger artist replies, "because I could not find the food I liked." The hunger artist dies he and the dirty straw are swept out of the cage and he is replaced with a panther. The hunger artist begs for forgiveness, to which the overseer replies that his fasting is admired. One day, an overseer discovers the dirty straw and that the hunger artist is near death. There, the hunger artist receives spotty attention, but fasts well beyond the 40-day limit the placards had even lost track of his fast. As the crowds dwindled with interest in him, the hunger artist decides to leave the employ of the impresario for a traveling circus where he could fast for an indefinite period of time. After 40 days of fasting, the hunger artist, is led out of the cage by tearful women at the sight of his emaciated body to a meager meal. The hunger artist sings and tells jokes to ensure them that he has not eaten, and boasts that "fasting is the easiest thing in the world." When asked if he would like to eat, he would become enraged and rattle the cage. Card players, passer-bys, and butchers watch the hunger artist to prevent him from eating any food. The only piece of furniture in the cage is a clock, which strikes on the hour, but does not tick. The short story, Ein Hungerkünstler, depicts a hunger artist in a cage without any reference to a specific time or place. Franz Kafka's Ein Hungerkünstler: Metaphor of Conflict by Joan M.
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