Franz Kafka[a] ( July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work which fused the elements of realism and the fantastic[2] typically featured the isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers and was interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt and absurdity.[3] His best known works included "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process (The Trial) and Das Schloss (The Castle). The term Kafkaesque entered the English language to describe situations like those in his writing.[4]


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  1. ^ UK: /ˈkæfkə/, US: /ˈkɑːf-/;[1] German: [ˈkafkaː]; Czech: [ˈkafka]; in Czech he was sometimes called František Kafka.

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  1. ^ "Kafka", Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
  2. ^ Spindler, William (1993). "Magical Realism: A Typology". Forum for Modern Language Studies. XXIX (1): 90–93. doi:10.1093/fmls/XXIX.1.75.
  3. ^ ImTheIP/sandbox at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  4. ^ Steinhauer 1983, pp. 390–408.

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