Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements
Kafka in 1923
Kafka at about ten with his sisters Valli (left) and Elli (center)
Kinský Palace where Kafka attended gymnasium and his father owned a shop
Former home of the Worker's Accident Insurance Institute
The Castle (novel)
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The Castle is the last novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1926. In it, a protagonist known only as "K." arrives in a village and struggles to gain access to the mysterious authorities who govern
Franz Kafka
…situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He is also celebrated for his brief fables and aphorisms, which frequently incorporated comedic elements alongside the darker themes of his…
First edition (1926)
Franz Kafka (far right) arriving in Spindlermühle in 1922
First English translation
Fishelson's version of The Castle at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre, January 2002, left to right: Grant Varjas, Raynor Scheine, Jim Parsons, William Atherton