Kafka

American

[kahf-kah, -kuh] / ˈkɑf kɑ, -kə /

noun

Franz 1883–1924, Austrian novelist and short-story writer, born in Prague.

Kafka British

/ ˈkæfkə, ˈkafka /

noun

Franz (frants). 1883–1924, Czech novelist writing in German. In his two main novels The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926), published posthumously against his wishes, he portrays man's fear, isolation, and bewilderment in a nightmarish dehumanized world

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Kafkaesque

adjective

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Kafka

"This isn't even like Orwell or Kafka, it's just madness," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The movie depicts a restaurant called Kafka Burger in Prague.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The mismatch—the strictures of the business world and a galloping imagination—launched Kafka and his innumerable artistic progeny, which continue all the way to today’s deadpan sitcoms detailing strange doings at the office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Kafka was not just a writer, he was an adjective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The room is filled with kids who either own Albert Camus T-shirts or read Kafka for fun on weekends.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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