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What ending did Max Brod say Franz Kafka planned for The Castle?
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Franz Kafka
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According to Max Brod, Franz Kafka’s literary executor, Kafka intended for the protagonist, K., to die exhausted by his futile efforts to gain access to and acceptance from the local authorities in The Castle. However, Kafka planned that on his deathbed, K. would finally receive a permit to stay in the village.12