Delve into Franz Kafka's books and literary works, exploring themes of existentialism, alienation, and absurdity. Discover the genius behind modern classics.

Von Reiner Stach Prague-born writer Franz Kafka, who died in 1924 aged just 40, has long been considered one of the founders of literary modernism. Although he published only a few works of prose ...

Celebrated Jewish writer Franz Kafka may have written his most famous works, including the novella “The Metamorphosis,” in German, his mother tongue. But Kafka was proficient in other ...

writes the author of a new novel based on his work. The writer Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on June 3, 1924, one month shy of his 41st birthday. A century after his death, the books and stories ...

Franz Kafka did not spend most of his life in cafés and brothels. He also did not spend it travelling outside Prague, although he would certainly have been inclined to do so. No – much of his time had ...

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Franz Kafka’s handsome face ... since we owe the survival of his work to one of his closest friends, the writer Max Brod, who providentially ignored the instructions Kafka left in his Prague ...

There is a temptation to depict Franz Kafka, the writer, as a "Kafkaesque" character, and his work as simply a heightened reflection of his life. On the surface, Franz Kafka appears to be almost ...

During his lifetime, he commanded the burning of his complete stock of works, letters and writings ... But who really was the graduate lawyer Franz Kafka? The TV documentary reveals that his ...