Franz Kafka

Kafka was a German-language writer from Prague whose works include The Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle. He wrote his novels and stories alongside a career in insurance.

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Prague · 1912

Kafka set out this pattern in a letter of 1 November 1912, describing the preceding six weeks in Prague. Office work, family meals and a long rest left writing for late at night. Several times varied; the calendar marks those placements as estimates.