Delve into Franz Kafka's books and literary works, exploring themes of existentialism, alienation, and absurdity. Discover the genius behind modern classics.

The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater. (JTA) – Franz Kafka was a devotee of Yiddish theater, fell in love with his ...

The experimental literary rapture around Franz Kafka only came about against his wishes after he died, because originally he wanted all his work destroyed.

One of Kafka's unfinished works. The Castle is Kafka’s last book, it was posthumously published. The book tries to show how ...

Just as he is assigned to be a figure of absurdism, Kafka’s work follows suit. “How are we to avoid those in office becoming deeply corrupt when everything is devoid of meaning?,” Kafka asks. I would ...

A letter giving a rare insight into Franz Kafka’s struggle with writer’s block is going up for auction. Best-known for the 1915 novella “The Metamorphosis,” the Prague-born Jewish writer ...

Haruki Murakami’s return from a six-year hiatus sees a return to the familiar, but still shines with its emotional depth and ...

For the weary insurance salesman, Mahler’s music was simply too loud. Though Kafka possessed acute hearing, he did not have ...

Patrick Modiano’s books treat memory and language as something to play around with, almost always with a tremendous payoff ...

The unfinished novel “Amerika” is a story about a young man named “Karl Rossmann” who is sent to America by his parents after ...