Franz Kafka

**Franz Kafka**
	Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924) Last known photograph of Franz Kafka. Full, black-and-white version. Circa 1923.
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Name in native language	Franz Kafka;
Date of birth	3 July 1883; Prague (Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Bohemia); Franz Kafka
Date of death	3 June 1924; Kafka Sterbehaus (Klosterneuburg, Austria)
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	laryngeal tuberculosis; starvation;
Place of burial	New Jewish Cemetery; Grave of Franz Kafka;
Work period (start)	1904;
Country of citizenship	Cisleithania (1883–1918); Czechoslovakia (1918–1924);
Residence	Prague;
Educated at	German University in Prague (Doctor of Laws, law, 1901–1906); Charles University; College of Philosophy of the Prague German University; Faculty of Law, German University in Prague;
Occupation	novelist; fabulist; short story writer; aphorist; diarist; translator; lawyer; screenwriter; poet lawyer; claims adjuster; prose writer; writer;
Employer	Assicurazioni Generali; Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt;
Field of work	literature; Prague German Literature;
Movement	modernist literature; existentialism;
Native language	German; Czech;
Father	Hermann Kafka;
Mother	Julie Kafka;
Sibling	Elli Kafka; Valli Kafka; Ottla Kafka;
Unmarried partner	Dora Diamantová;
Notable work	The Metamorphosis; The Trial; The Castle; Before the Law; Lost in America;
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Čeština: Franz Kafka (3. července 1883, Praha – 3. června 1924, Kierling u Klosterneuburgu) byl pražský spisovatel židovského původu, jeden z literárně nejvlivnějších a nejoceňovanějších spisovatelů 20. století.

Deutsch: Franz Kafka (* 3. Juli 1883 in Prag; † 3. Juni 1924 in Kierling bei Wien) war ein Schriftsteller aus Prag.

English: Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 in Prague - June 3, 1924 in Vienna) was one of the major German language writers of the 20th century most of whose work was published posthumously.

Español: Franz Kafka (Praga, 3 de julio de 1883 - Viena, 3 de junio de 1924) fue un escritor en lengua alemana que nació y vivió en Praga, Bohemia, por aquel entonces parte del Imperio Austro-húngaro.

Français : Franz Kafka (3 juillet 1883, Prague - 3 juin 1924, Vienne) est un écrivain de langue allemande. Il fut un des écrivains majeurs du 20e siècle, son oeuvre fut essentiellement publiée après sa mort.

Polski: Franz Kafka (ur. 3 lipca 1883 w Pradze, zm. 3 czerwca 1924 w Kierling koło Wiednia) był niemieckojęzycznym pisarzem z Pragi

Português: Franz Kafka (Praga, Império Austro-Húngaro, atual República Tcheca, 3 de julho de 1883 — Klosterneuburg, República Austríaca, atual Áustria, 3 de junho de 1924) foi um escritor boêmio de língua alemã, autor de romances e contos, considerado pelos críticos como um dos escritores mais influentes do século XX. A maioria de suas obras foram publicadas postumamente.

Română: Franz Kafka (Nascut pe 3 Iulie, 1883 in Praga, moare pe 3 Iunie, 1924 in Viena) a fost unul dintre cei mai mari scriitori ai secolului 20. Cea mai mare parte a operei lui a fost publicata postum.

Türkçe: Franz Kafka (3 Temmuz 1883 Prag - 3 Haziran 1924 Viyana) 20. yüzyılda en büyük Almanca yazarlarından biriydi. Ancak çalışmalarının çoğu ölümünden sonra yayımlandı.

Српски / srpski: Франц Кафка (3. јул 1883 - 3. јун 1924) је један од најзначајнијих писаца двадесетог века.

日本語：フランツ・カフカ（Franz Kafka, 1883年7月3日 - 1924年6月3日）はチェコの小説家

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Photograph by Franz Kafka, 1917
Franz Kafka with Felice Bauer
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Family

Hermann Kafka (1852–1931) and Julie Kafka (1856–1934), Kafka's parents
Hermann Kafka
Julie Kafka
Valerie "Valli" Kafka (1890-1942), Gabriele "Elli" Kafka (1889-1942) and Ottilie "Ottla" Kafka (1892-1943), Kafka's sisters. All of them died during the holocaust.
Memorial plaque dedicated to the three sisters who perished in Nazi concentration camps in occupied Poland.
Valli Kafka
Elli Kafka
Ottla Kafka
Franz and Ottla together in various occasions. She was the closest family member to him.