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intelligence. thoughtfulness. isolation. dread. angst. loneliness. seriousness. gravity. melancholy.

Kafka, Franz

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July 2, 1883 Born in Prague on this day in 1883, writer Franz Kafka published only a few short stories during his lifetime‹including the famous "Metamorphosis," in which the narrator awakens as a giant bug. After the posthumous publication of his novels "The Trial" and "The Castle," however, his name has become synonymous with a spirit of eerie, gloomy, existential dread. Credit: ARCHIVE PHOTOS. Object Name: Franz Kafka Born ...

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