June 3 marks the 93rd death anniversary of the Bohemian modernist author, Franz Kafka. Here are 7 facts about him that you must know before venturing into his Kafkaesque world!
(Image Courtesy: MenXP)
4. Although Czech was his mother tongue, his works are in German because Czechoslovakia was under German occupation at the time and it was mandatory to use their language.
(Image Courtesy: CelebRiot)
5. His father was a Jewish merchant and their relationship played an underlying theme in all of his texts.
(Image Courtesy: Pinterest)
6. He died due to Tuberculosis at the age of 41 in Kierling, Austria.
(Image Courtesy: Pinterest)
7. Some of his widely acclaimed works like The Metamorphosis, Amerika, The Trial, and The Castle implicitly deal with the corrupt, authoritarian bureaucrats.
(Featured Image Courtesy: Rutracker)