Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Kafka in 1923
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a German-speaking Bohemian novelist, short-story writer and insurance officer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature
Born
3 July 1883 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died
3 June 1924 (aged 40) Kierling, part of Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria
Alma mater
German Charles-Ferdinand University, Prague
Occupation
Novelist short story writer insurance officer
adultbasic
Czech
Citizenship
born with General Austrian citizenship based on Austro-Hungarian nationality law of 1867 Czechoslovakia (1918–1924)
era
1800+
Notable work
The Metamorphosis The Trial " The Judgment " The Castle Contemplation A Hunger Artist Letters to Felice
Parent(s)
Hermann Kafka Julie Kafka ( née Löwy)
Resting place
New Jewish Cemetery, Prague-Žižkov
Style
Modernism