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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Wedekind and Kafka would seem to be bigger influences than Beckett and Ionesco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

But that transcendence requires preservation and education, according to Holly Kafka, visiting Manhattan from Chicago with her husband.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The ratio of words written about Kafka to words written by him, we are told, is something like 10 million to one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

It even attracted the young, depressive Franz Kafka, soon to be a great writer, now aimlessly wandering around Europe.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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