Franz Kafka - Wikipedia
Franz Kafka[b] (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech[4] and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastique,[5] and typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity.[6] His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). The term Kafkaesque has entered the English lexicon to describe bizarre situations like those depicted in his writing.[7] Kafka was born into a middle-class German- and Yiddish-speaking Czech Jewish family in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which belonged to the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now the capital of the Czech Republic).[8][9] He t
Franz Kafka - Wikipedia Jump to content Checked From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 20 July 2026 . Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924) "Kafka" redirects here. For the video game character, see Kafka ( Honkai: Star Rail ) . For other uses, see Kafka (disambiguation) . Franz Kafka Kafka in 1923 Born ( 1883-07-03 ) 3 July 1883 Prague , Austria-Hungary Died 3 June 1924 (1924-06-03) (aged 40) Klosterneuburg , Austria Burial place New Jewish Cemetery, Prague Citizenship Austria (until 1918) [ a ] Czechoslovakia (from 1918) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Education
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