Kafkaesque [k ɑ f-k ə - ɛ sk]. Origin Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was an Austro- Hungarian (currently Czechoslovakia) writer, who’s literature is described.

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Kafkaesque [k ɑ f-k ə - ɛ sk]

Origin Franz Kafka ( ) was an Austro- Hungarian (currently Czechoslovakia) writer, who’s literature is described as magical realism and existential. His writings often included surreal ideas and situations presented to his characters

Definition Kafkaesque 1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka 2. Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity

Forms No other forms are used, besides the use of the name of Franz Kafka Statue of Franz Kafka in Prague

Usage in Sentences The psychedelic gave her a Kafkaesque feeling of foreboding, and she knew she would never want to take it again. The story had a Kafkaesque quality to it, but still wasn’t very good.