Franz Kafka【弗朗茨·卡夫卡】

About the Author

Franz Kafka, the enigmatic Czech-born writer of Jewish descent, is renowned for his profound explorations of alienation, bureaucracy, and the human condition in early 20th-century Europe. Born in Prague in 1883, Kafka worked as an insurance clerk by day while crafting his haunting narratives by night, often grappling with themes of existential dread and absurdity. Despite his lifelong struggle with self-doubt and tuberculosis, which claimed his life in 1924 at age 40, Kafka's works were largely unpublished during his lifetime, saved from destruction only by the intervention of his friend Max Brod. Today, he stands as a cornerstone of modernist literature, influencing generations with his surreal depictions of isolation and the surreal machinery of modern life, as seen in his seminal novella Metamorphosis (English edition), published by China Intercontinental Press - 五洲传播出版社.