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  1. Jun 30, 2024 · Franz Kafka (born July 3, 1883, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]—died June 3, 1924, Kierling, near Vienna, Austria) was a German-language writer of visionary fiction whose works—especially the novel Der Prozess (1925; The Trial) and the story Die Verwandlung (1915; The Metamorphosis )—express the anxieties and ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Franz_KafkaFranz Kafka - Wikipedia

    Franz Kafka [b] (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language novelist and writer from Prague. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. [4]

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · (1883-1924) Who Was Franz Kafka? Author Franz Kafka grew up in an upper middle-class Jewish family. After studying law at the University of Prague, he worked in insurance and wrote in the...

  4. Apr 2, 2020 · Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was a Czech novelist and short-story writer, widely considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century. Kafka was a natural writer, though he worked as a lawyer, and his literary merit went largely unrecognized during his short lifetime.

  5. Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German language novelists and short story writers of the twentieth century, whose unique body of writing—much of it incomplete and published posthumously despite his wish that it be destroyed—has become iconic in Western literature.

  6. Franz Kafka Biography. Franz Kafka was born into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family on July 3, 1883 in Prague, Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. Franz at the age of 5. Franz was the eldest of six children.

  7. www.cliffsnotes.com › the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories › franz-kafka-biographyFranz Kafka Biography - CliffsNotes

    Born in Prague in 1883, Franz Kafka is today considered the most important prose writer of the so-called Prague Circle, a loosely knit group of German-Jewish writers who contributed to the culturally fertile soil of Prague during the 1880s until after World War I.

  8. Franz Kafka resonates throughout history as one of the leading icons of the 20th century in the literary world. Being a surrealistic author, he tried to transmit his sensibility to the world. His distinctive writing approach and unique way of expression made him stand among the best writers.

  9. Biography. PDF Cite Share. Article abstract: Kafka’s unique style of narration and the intensely psychological and existential nature of his fiction, letters, and diaries have made him one of...

  10. Jan 11, 2024 · Franz Kafka was a Czech writer whose body of work, written in German, is considered key to 20th-century literature and among the most influential in modern literature. He was the author of novels and numerous short stories, as well as of aphorisms and even screenplays.