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Franz Kafka

Born July 3, 1883Died June 3, 1924

Franz Kafka (gelegentlich tschechisch František Kafka, 3. Juli 1883, Prag, Österreich-Ungarn-3. Juni 1924, Kierling, Österreich) war ein österreichisch-tschechoslowakischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Prager deutschen Literatur und der deutschsprachigen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Werke – darunter die drei Romanfragmente *Der Process, Das Schloss* und *Der Verschollene* sowie zahlreiche Erzählungen – gehören zum Kanon der Weltliteratur. Kafkas Werke wurden zum größeren Teil erst nach seinem Tod und gegen seine letztwillige Verfügung von Max Brod veröffentlicht, einem engen Freund und Vertrauten, den Kafka zu seinem Nachlassverwalter bestimmt hatte. Kafkas Schilderungen unergründlich bedrohlicher, absurder Situationen haben zur Bildung des auch im außerliterarischen Kontext verwendeten Adjektivs „kafkaesk“ geführt. ---------- Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) 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 work fuses elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe 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). His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka

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Books31

La metamorfosis y otros cuentos

La metamorfosis y otros cuentos

2026
Franz Kafka: Das Schloss. Neuausgabe

Franz Kafka: Das Schloss. Neuausgabe

2024
El proceso, La condena, El fogonero y muchos cuentos

El proceso, La condena, El fogonero y muchos cuentos

2024

with J R Sosa and Galo Saez

Una relazione per un'accademia

Una relazione per un'accademia

2022
Zima torzestvuusaa

Zima torzestvuusaa

2018
Procesas. Noveles

Procesas. Noveles

2018
rsalt ambratwryt wqss akhry

rsalt ambratwryt wqss akhry

2017
The Meowmorphosis

The Meowmorphosis

2011

with Coleridge Cook

The Weird

The Weird

2010

with Ann VanderMeer, Michael Chabon, William Gibson and Kelly Link

Das Urteil und andere Erzahlungen

Das Urteil und andere Erzahlungen

1982
The Diaries of Franz Kafka: 1914-1923

The Diaries of Franz Kafka: 1914-1923

1974
Letters to Felice

Letters to Felice

1967
The Blue Octavo Notebooks

The Blue Octavo Notebooks

1953
Letters to Milena

Letters to Milena

1952
The Diaries of Franz Kafka

The Diaries of Franz Kafka

1948
Aphorisms

Aphorisms

1931
The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

1931
Amerika

Amerika

1927
The Burrow

The Burrow

1924
Investigations of a Dog

Investigations of a Dog

1922
A Hunger Artist

A Hunger Artist

1922
The Castle

The Castle

1922
Letter to the Father

Letter to the Father

1919
The Trial
A

The Trial

1918·2 grades
A Country Doctor

A Country Doctor

1918
A Report for an Academy

A Report for an Academy

1917
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

1915

with David Wyllie

Before the Law

Before the Law

1915
Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung

Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung

1915
The Stoker

The Stoker

1913
Contemplation

Contemplation

1912

Novellas1

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis

1915

with Anne Rice

Graphic novels5

Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories

Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories

2018

with Peter Kuper

La metamorfosis: el manga

La metamorfosis: el manga

2016
La metamorfosis. La condena. La muralla china

La metamorfosis. La condena. La muralla china

2015
Kafka: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Kafka: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

2010

with Nishioka Kyoudai and Nishioka Kyodai

The Trial: A Graphic Novel

The Trial: A Graphic Novel

1925

Collections18

Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

Give it Up! and Other Short Stories

Give it Up! and Other Short Stories

with Peter Kuper

The World's Best Short Stories

The World's Best Short Stories

2024

with James Joyce

The Big Book of the Masters of Horror, Weird and Supernatural Short Stories: 120+ authors and 1000+ stories in one volume

The Big Book of the Masters of Horror, Weird and Supernatural Short Stories: 120+ authors and 1000+ stories in one volume

2020

with Amelia B. Edwards, Anatole France, Lafcadio Hearn, John Buchan, Sir Walter Scott, M. R. James, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H. Russell Wakefield, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and E. F. Benson

7 short stories that Aquarius will love

7 short stories that Aquarius will love

2020

with Thomas Bulfinch and Anton Chekhov

7 Best Short Stories: Absurdist

7 Best Short Stories: Absurdist

2019

with H. P. Lovecraft and Daniil Kharms

The Burrow and Other Stories

The Burrow and Other Stories

2017
Collected Stories

Collected Stories

2015
Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World

Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World

2015

with Sherman Alexie, Petronius, Yasunari Kawabata, Natalie Diaz, Kim Young-ha and Pierre J. Mejlak

The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

1948
A Hunger Artist and Other Stories

A Hunger Artist and Other Stories

1922

with Joyce Crick and Ritchie Robertson

In der Strafkolonie

In der Strafkolonie

1918
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

1915
The Complete Short Stories

The Complete Short Stories

1915
The Essential Kafka: The Castle; The Trial; Metamorphosis and Other Stories

The Essential Kafka: The Castle; The Trial; Metamorphosis and Other Stories

1915
In the Penal Colony

In the Penal Colony

1912
The Judgment and Other Stories

The Judgment and Other Stories

1912
The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories

1911

Box sets & omnibuses8

The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories

The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories

2023
La metamorfosis y otros relatos de animales

La metamorfosis y otros relatos de animales

2015
The Sons

The Sons

1989
The Complete Novels: Includes The Trial, Amerika and The Castle

The Complete Novels: Includes The Trial, Amerika and The Castle

1983
The Basic Kafka

The Basic Kafka

1979
Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke

Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke

1977
Franz Kafka: Collected Works

Franz Kafka: Collected Works

1976
The Judgment

The Judgment

1912