This study offered a range of career possibilities, which pleased his father, and required a longer course of study that gave Kafka time to take classes in German studies and art history. Kafka first studied chemistry at the Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague but after two weeks switched to law. Later, Kafka acquired some knowledge of the French language and culture from Flaubert, one of his favorite authors. His stories include 'The Metamorphosis' (1912) and ' In the Penal Colony' (1914), whereas his posthumous novels include The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927).ĭespite first language, Kafka also spoke fluent Czech.

People consider his unique body of much incomplete writing, mainly published posthumously, among the most influential in European literature. Jewish middle-class family of this major fiction writer of the 20th century spoke German. Later, Kafka acquired some knowledge of Prague-born writer Franz Kafka wrote in German, and his stories, such as ' The Metamorphosis' (1916), and posthumously published novels, including The Trial (1925), concern troubled individuals in a nightmarishly impersonal world. Despite first language, Kafka also spoke fluent Czech. His stories include 'The Metamorphosis' (1912) and ' In the Penal Colony' (1914), whereas his posthumous novels include The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927). Prague-born writer Franz Kafka wrote in German, and his stories, such as ' The Metamorphosis' (1916), and posthumously published novels, including The Trial (1925), concern troubled individuals in a nightmarishly impersonal world.

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