Today is Franz Kafka's birthday (1883–1924)

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was an influential German-language author of novels and short stories. Critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as among the greatest writers of the 20th century.

The term "Kafkaesque" has become part of the English language.

Kafka was born to middle class, German-speaking, Jewish parents, in Prague, Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The house in which he was born, on the Old Town Square next to Prague's Church of St Nicholas, now contains a permanent exhibition devoted to the author.

Most of Kafka's writing, including the large body of his unfinished work, was published posthumously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka

[Switek]

Remarkable character! Thanks for the reminder Lt-Col A. Tack!

[hulaku]

A great guy. My favorite writer. A sheer genius.

Rest in Peace Franz.

[Rattfink]

I love/ hate Kafka. So much of his stuff was brilliant in a very surreal way. But he is also perhaps the most frustrating author to read. His stories actually make me angry every time. I guess that is a testament to his talent.

My father was a Kafka scholar (literature professor). I won in high school Englsh class.

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Remarkable character! Thanks for the reminder Lt-Col A. Tack!

You're very welcome, sir.

I love/ hate Kafka. So much of his stuff was brilliant in a very surreal way. But he is also perhaps the most frustrating author to read. His stories actually make me angry every time. I guess that is a testament to his talent.

My father was a Kafka scholar (literature professor). I won in high school Englsh class.

Very cool.