Franz Kafka
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born
July 03, 1883
died
June 03, 1924
gender
male
place of birth
Prague, Czech Republic
genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
Franz Werfel and Max Brod
about this author
Franz Kafka (German pronunciation: [ˈfʀants ˈkafka]; 3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Bohemia (presently the Czech Republic), Austria–Hungary. His unique body of writing—much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously—is considered to be among the most influential in Western literature.
His stories include The Metamorphosis (1912) and In the Penal Colony (1914), while his novels are The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927).
Kafka learned German as his first language, but he was also fluent in Czech. Later, Kafka acquired some knowledge of French lang...more
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Stanley Corngold avg rating 3.72 — 24,280 ratings — published 1915 183 editions |
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The Trial by Franz Kafka, Edwin Muir , Willa Muir , Max Brod avg rating 3.97 — 7,059 ratings — published 1384 192 editions |
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The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka avg rating 4.39 — 2,779 ratings — published 1971 17 editions |
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The Castle by Franz Kafka, David Fishelson , Aaron Leichter , Max Brod avg rating 3.90 — 2,474 ratings — published 1926 76 editions |
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka avg rating 3.89 — 2,341 ratings — published 1950 52 editions |
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The Metamorphosis, In The Penal Colony, and Other Stories by Franz Kafka avg rating 4.03 — 1,309 ratings — published 1988 6 editions |
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Amerika by Franz Kafka avg rating 3.64 — 1,420 ratings — published 1927 61 editions |
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A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka avg rating 4.16 — 809 ratings — published 1996 5 editions |
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The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka avg rating 4.09 — 596 ratings — published 1948 19 editions |
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Letter to His Father by Franz Kafka avg rating 3.93 — 304 ratings — published 1386 36 editions |
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"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
— Franz Kafka
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"A First Sign of the Beginning of Understanding is the Wish to Die."
— Franz Kafka
— Franz Kafka
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"Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."
— Franz Kafka
— Franz Kafka
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