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1 Franz Kafka 1833-1924

2 Biographical details Born in Prague in 1883. At that time Prague was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire His family lived under the growing threat of anti- semitism His Father verbally abused Franz He was the eldest of six children; his two youngest brothers died when they were young. His three sisters were sent to Jewish ghettos and concentration camps in their adult lives. They died there.

3 Biographical details, cont’d. “ The situation for Jews in Bohemia at the turn of the century seems to have been one of somewhat suspicious tolerance most of the time, with exceptions such as the 1899 anti-Semitic riots in Prague, which wiped out many stores owned by Jewish shopkeepers. Kafka's father, who himself owned a shop, had registered his family as Czech nationals, and so escaped destruction” (http://www.kafka-franz.com/kafka-and- judaism.htm).

4 Health issues He suffered from depression, social anxiety, hypochondria In 1917, Kafka began suffering from tuberculosis, a disease of the lungs He died from this disease in 1924

5 Adult life He lived with his parents; he did not have a good relationship with his father He developed intense relationships with women. One almost resulted in marriage, but he called it off.

6 Writing style The adjective “kafka-esque” is used when describing situations or writing that is nightmarish, surreal, pointless or overly complex

7 Major works The Trial The Castle Metamorphosis Amerika All published after he died

8 To read more… www.Kafka.org http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/kafka.shtml http://www.kafka-franz.com/kafka- Biography.htm http://www.kafka-franz.com/kafka- Biography.htm http://www.themodernword.com/kafka/kafka _biography.html http://www.themodernword.com/kafka/kafka _biography.html

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