Kafka as a Legacy

Life: Kafka was born in Prague, in July of 1883. At the time Prague was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. His family was Jewish and part of the middle class. Kafka was the oldest of his six brothers and sisters. he had two brothers, George and Heinrich who died at the age of 15. Kafka later said that his father was very hard on him and beat him which was a huge influence on his writing.




Adult: Kafka Studied law at the University of Prague. After getting his degree he started working in the insurance business which he was successful in. He was engaged with Felice Beuler But they never got married and eventually split up. He then fell in love with Dora Dymant who helped him with his illness in his later years. They lived in Berlin for a while till Kafka sickness took its tole. Kafka thought that people though of him mentally and physically repulsive but in fact it was quite the opposites. they thought him cool, intelligent, and funny.


Influence: Kafka's Writing influenced the world and is considered a amazing writer. Unfortunately, he died before he was widely known but Kafka did not want other people to read his writing and was opposed to the idea of publishing it. His work is known as the most important of the twentieth century and was very popular during WW2. Many people described Kafka's writing style as Kafkaesque. This is used to describe the concepts in his work. Also a museum  was made in his name in his home town of Prague. Many classes still teach students about Kafka today.



Death: As Kafka grew older his tuberculosis became worse and worse. In March of 1924, Kafka had to move back to his home town of Prague from Berlin because of his illness. Here members of his family took care of him. When Kafka went to Kierling for treatment on April he stayed and dies there on June 3, 1924. The cause of death was starvation. This is because the pain in Kafkas throat made it very painful for him to eat. He legacy still remains though, and is being taught everyday.

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"Kafka's Life (1883-1924)." The Kafka Project. N.p., 8 Jan. 11. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.