Franz Kafka
Prague-born writer who created nightmarish visions of bureaucracy, alienation, and existential anxiety. Kafka's works like The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle depict individuals trapped in incomprehensible systems. His sparse prose and absurdist scenarios gave birth to the term "Kafkaesque". Most of Kafka's work was published posthumously against his wishes, yet his influence on modernist literature and our understanding of modern alienation is immense.
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