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Books by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was a German-language writer from Prague whose three novels — The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika — were all published posthumously, against his wishes, by his friend Max Brod. Working as a lawyer for an insurance company for most of his adult life, Kafka wrote in the early mornings and struggled with tuberculosis in his final years. His name has become an adjective: "Kafkaesque" describes institutional absurdity and disorienting bureaucratic logic. He is among the most influential writers of the twentieth century.