Birth:
Franz Kafka was born in a German-speaking Jewish family in 1883 in Prague, Bohemia, modern day Czech Republic. He was the eldest of six children. His father was a shopkeeper and his mother spent most of her time helping him. Therefore the children were mostly raised by servants. Kafka illustrates his father as a tyrant.
(an image of Kafka's childhood)
He got a law degree in 1906 from Charles Ferdinand University of Prague. After he graduated from college, he worked for an Italian insurance agency; he quickly quit the job. Then he was hired by Worker's Accidental Insurance Institution for the Kingdom of Bohemia.
(an image of Kafka drawn by Andy Warhol)
Influence:
He wrote many plays, including the famous The Metamorphosis in 1912. He was a unknown writer in his lifetime but after his death, his works became so influential that the word "Kafkaesque" which means senseless derived from him. His works often portraits social problems by creating a character that is in a absurd situation. The Metamorphosis is a satire to modern life.
(an image of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis)
Death: Franz Kafka died at June 3, 1924. He always had health issues but the tuberculous is the cause of his death. He also suffered from mental problems such as clinical depression and social anxiety. He quotes "kill me or else you're a murderer" to his doctor due to his pain. He was hospitalized in ENT Institute, in Vienna until he passed away.
(an image of Franz Kafka's gravestone)
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