The name Kafka instantly evokes gloomy and claustrophobic atmospheres, but in the case of the "Report for an Academy" we are in a very different climate. In this extraordinary "monologue" a senior gorilla speaks to an audience of scientists. Who knows how many times Franz, during his teens, went to see a circus show with his "wise" animals. But while his peers were laughing and entertained, his gaze must have been very different when catching the eye of some domesticated monkey. It must definitely be from that eye contact that this grotesque, ironic meditation on "awareness" of that man ancestor who worked hard to finally get esteem and appreciation, was born. The road was long, winding, rough, and comparable to men’s life. LibriVivi Version highlights the different phases of this fascinating "Simian Odyssey". Gino the Monica