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Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
FRANZ KAFKA
“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”
– Franz Kafka
INTRODUCTION
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924)
was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded
as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements
of realism and the fantastic.
BACKGROUND
BIRTH
Franz Kafka was born into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family on July
3, 1883 in Prague, Bohemia, now the Czech Republic .
FAMILY
HIS SIBLINGS;
Franz was the eldest of six children. He had two younger brothers
who died in infancy and three younger sisters (Gabriele (1889–1941), Valerie
(1890–1942), Ottilie (1892–1943), all of whom perished in concentration camps.
KAFKA’S FATHER
His father, Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), was described by Kafka himself as "a true
Kafka in strength, health, appetite, loudness of voice, eloquence, self-satisfaction,
worldly dominance, endurance, presence of mind, [a
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Franz Kafka's Biography
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Quick Facts
Name
Franz Kafka
Birth Date
July 3, 1883
Death Date
June 3, 1924
Education
University of Prague, Altstädter Staatsgymnasium
Place of Birth
Prague, Czech Republic
Place of Death
Kierling, Austria
QUOTES
“A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.”
—Franz Kafka
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Author Franz Kafka explored the human struggle for understanding and security in his
novels such as 'Amerika,' 'The Trial' and 'The Castle.'
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 evenings. In 1923, he
moved to Berlin to focus on writing, but died of tuberculosis shortly after. His friend Max
Brod published most of his work posthumously, such as Amerika and The Castle.
Early Years
Writer Franz Kafka was the eldest son of an upper middle-class Jewish fa
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His father, Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), was described as a huge ill-tempered domestic tyrant, who on many occasions directed his anger towards his son and was disrespectful towards his escape into literature.
Kafka's father was a businessman who established himself as an independent retailer of men's and women's fancy goods and accessories, employing up to 15 people.
All his life Kafka struggled to come to terms with his dominerande father.
Kafka's mother, Julie (1856—1934), was the daughter of a prosperous brewer and was better educated than her husband. She helped to manage her husband's business an