Writer · 1883 – 1924
Franz Kafka
Little-Known Facts
- He asked his friend Max Brod to burn all his unpublished manuscripts; Brod refused and published them instead.
- He worked for years as a lawyer and official at an insurance company.
Myths & Misconceptions
What does 'Kafkaesque' mean?
It describes situations that are bewildering, oppressive and absurd — especially involving impersonal, illogical bureaucracy or authority — as in Kafka's fiction.