he writer Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague. He had a significant influence on 20th-century literature with his often absurd, enigmatic, and eerie stories. Today, this style is referred to as Kafkaesque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kafka grew up in a business-oriented family; his father owned a haberdashery shop. After studying law, he began a career as a civil servant and wrote only in his spare time. He was inspired by his visits to the theater, cabaret, and cinema, by his travels, and by his fascination with the technical innovations of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1912, Kafka published his first book and wrote \u201cThe Judgment.\u201d He also met Felice Bauer, to whom he was briefly engaged and whose failed relationship inspired him to write his most famous work, \u201cThe Trial.\u201d His experiences during World War I, in which he was not drafted, also influenced this work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between 1915 and 1923, he published his stories \u201cThe Metamorphosis\u201d and \u201cBefore the Law,\u201d wrote the autobiographical work \u201cLetter to His Father,\u201d the novel \u201cThe Castle,\u201d and the story \u201cA Hunger Artist.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n