Franz Kafka was a major novelist and short story writer. While he left a large body of work, he had requested it be destroyed upon his death. Fortunately, that did not happen. Instead, much of it has been published posthumously. The most famous and well known of these writings are most likely The Metamorphosis and The Trial. Many artists now create elaborate pieces of horrific or nightmarish art now known as kafkaesque art.
Most of his work expresses concerns about current events, one being the rapid growth of capitalism and corporate greed. Franz may very well have been a writer ahead of his time. Or, one which could have provided a great deal of insight as to how the world would be in the future. Whatever the case, kafkaesque is a label that has now been given to artwork by a number of artists who paint or create photographic images based on his writings.
Kafka seems to portray a world in which God is dead, if present at all, with the individual on trial for crimes in a past life. The trial, to survive the world which has become void of purpose or meaning. Regardless of beliefs, individuals can still find references to religious and spiritual aspects in his work.
Franz Kafka was born to a Germanic Jewish family in Prague. At that time, still the capital of Bohemia. He identified as both Hungarian and Austrian with German being his native tongue. While fluent in German, he also spoke a second language of Czech though it is reported that his Czech dialect and vocabulary could have used a bit of polishing by other writers fluent in the language.
Born to a middle class German Jewish family in Prague, at that time the capital of Bohemia, he was both Austrian and Hungarian. While his first language was German, he was also fluent in Czech. Still, his dialect and vocabulary was primarily German which came across both in oral and written interactions.
Franz delved into a number of different interests. At first, he was admitted to Charles University where he studied chemistry. Later, he switched to law. In doing so, he felt there would be far more career opportunities. It was at Charles University where he also joined a literary group and developed a love for writing. With a combination of English, chemistry, law and science, it almost seemed as if the sky was the limit when it came to opportunities.
With some artists, anxiety and depression are inspiring conditions. While this is the case, it is both good and bad for the success of artistic works. The writings of Kafka often provide dark horrific images and surreal scenes. Images which can often evoke either a positive or negative reaction.
Like many artists, he suffered from anxiety and depression. While having a somewhat negative belief in medicine, he did try a number of different natural treatments. One in particular, which is thought to have possibly been the reason for the tuberculosis was the large amount of unpasteurized milk he drank during his lifetime. While this may have been the case, it is also believed a vegetarian diet most likely being the reason he lived as long as he did, even after the tuberculosis diagnosis.
Most of his work expresses concerns about current events, one being the rapid growth of capitalism and corporate greed. Franz may very well have been a writer ahead of his time. Or, one which could have provided a great deal of insight as to how the world would be in the future. Whatever the case, kafkaesque is a label that has now been given to artwork by a number of artists who paint or create photographic images based on his writings.
Kafka seems to portray a world in which God is dead, if present at all, with the individual on trial for crimes in a past life. The trial, to survive the world which has become void of purpose or meaning. Regardless of beliefs, individuals can still find references to religious and spiritual aspects in his work.
Franz Kafka was born to a Germanic Jewish family in Prague. At that time, still the capital of Bohemia. He identified as both Hungarian and Austrian with German being his native tongue. While fluent in German, he also spoke a second language of Czech though it is reported that his Czech dialect and vocabulary could have used a bit of polishing by other writers fluent in the language.
Born to a middle class German Jewish family in Prague, at that time the capital of Bohemia, he was both Austrian and Hungarian. While his first language was German, he was also fluent in Czech. Still, his dialect and vocabulary was primarily German which came across both in oral and written interactions.
Franz delved into a number of different interests. At first, he was admitted to Charles University where he studied chemistry. Later, he switched to law. In doing so, he felt there would be far more career opportunities. It was at Charles University where he also joined a literary group and developed a love for writing. With a combination of English, chemistry, law and science, it almost seemed as if the sky was the limit when it came to opportunities.
With some artists, anxiety and depression are inspiring conditions. While this is the case, it is both good and bad for the success of artistic works. The writings of Kafka often provide dark horrific images and surreal scenes. Images which can often evoke either a positive or negative reaction.
Like many artists, he suffered from anxiety and depression. While having a somewhat negative belief in medicine, he did try a number of different natural treatments. One in particular, which is thought to have possibly been the reason for the tuberculosis was the large amount of unpasteurized milk he drank during his lifetime. While this may have been the case, it is also believed a vegetarian diet most likely being the reason he lived as long as he did, even after the tuberculosis diagnosis.
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