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Kafka
[ kahf-kah, -kuh ]
noun
- Franz [frahnts], 1883–1924, Austrian novelist and short-story writer, born in Prague.
Kafka
/ ˈkæfkə; ˌkæfkəˈɛsk; ˈkafka /
noun
- KafkaFranz18831924MCzechWRITING: novelist 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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Derived Forms
- Kafkaesque, adjective
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Kafka declined to comment on specific questions about abortions being performed in the state or characterizations that South Dakota’s report is flawed.
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Kafka could hardly fashion a system more in need of repair.
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I loved the idea of a trusted friend tossing all my buried secrets, until I remembered what happened to Franz Kafka.
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I did a reading of Kafka stories for his 100th anniversary.”
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Described by Irish novelist Lady Morgan as "office tyranny" in 1818, bureaucracies have been widely loathed ever since, from the literature of Franz Kafka to a catchy animated song in "Futurama."
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