Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka · Arts & Literature
Foundational modernist novelist and short-story writer ('The Trial', 'The Metamorphosis')
1883, Prague, Austria-Hungary — 1924, Kierling, Austria
Bohemia (Austria-Hungary) · Austria
Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His works explore themes of alienation, guilt, absurdity, and existential anxiety.
Kafka, a German-speaking Jewish writer from Prague, is one of the foundational figures of modern literature, giving his name to the adjective 'Kafkaesque' for absurd, oppressive bureaucracy. His novels 'The Trial' and 'The Castle' and stories such as 'The Metamorphosis' explore alienation, guilt, and powerlessness before opaque authority. Largely unpublished in his lifetime, his work — saved by his friend Max Brod against Kafka's wishes to destroy it — reshaped twentieth-century fiction.
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Foundational modernist novelist and short-story writer ('The Trial', 'The Metamorphosis')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
