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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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1 Kafkaesque [k ɑ f-k ə - ɛ sk]

2 Origin Franz Kafka (1883-1924) 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

3 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

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

5 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.

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