Biography of Franz Kafka | Early Life - Literary Career - The Metamorphosis (1915) - The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926) - Legacy of Franz Kafka
Biography of Franz Kafka: Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian writer of novels and short stories, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. He was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now in the Czech Republic. Biography of Franz Kafka Early Life: Kafka was born into a middle-class Jewish family. He studied law at the German University in Prague and worked as a clerk at the Workers Accident Insurance Institute. Throughout his life, Kafka struggled with feelings of alienation, which greatly influenced his literary works. Literary Career of Franz Kafka: Kafka wrote primarily in German and published only a few short stories and novellas during his lifetime. Most of his significant works, including "The Trial," "The Metamorphosis," and "The Castle," were published posthumously, against his wishes, by his close friend and literary executor, Max Brod. F...