Contemplation is a collection of 18 pieces of short prose by Franz Kafka, and was published late in the year of 1912. This was Kafka's first published book, and was picked up by publishing house Rowohlt, which at the time was quite young. The small collection bears the dedication For M.B., for Kafka's friend Max Brod.Contents:Children on the Country RoadUnmasking of a TricksterThe Sudden WalkResolutionsThe Excursion to the MountainsThe Misfortune of the BachelorThe MerchantScattered Look BeyondThe Way HomeThe Passers-ByThe PassengerClothesThe RejectionFor the Amateur Jockeys' ContemplationThe Alley WindowThe Wish to Become an IndianThe TreesBeing Unhappy
