Franz Kafka

Novelist Franz Kafka (1883–1924) came from a middle-class Jewish family in Prague. He lived with his parents for most of his life, despite his hyper-sensitivity to noise.

Kafka's works are known for his blunt style and absurd situations, particularly in The Metamorphosis.

Works

A number of Franz Kafka's early works were lost or destroyed. Others, still, went unfinished by Kafka.

• The Castle
• A Country Doctor
• A Hunger Artist
• In the Penal Colony
• The Judgement
• The Metamorphosis (Read Online)
• The Stroker (or The Man who Disappeared)
• The Trial