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Franz Kafka
Prague-born German-language novelist and short-story writer whose work, including The Metamorphosis and The Trial, became a defining influence on modern literature.
Fiction and modern life
Kafka’s stories and novels depict people facing opaque institutions, unstable authority and unsettling transformations. The Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle became enduring works of twentieth-century literature.
Prague and legacy
Kafka was born and spent much of his life in Prague, writing in German while living in a multilingual city. His work was largely published after his death and is now studied worldwide.
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