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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia II - Franz Kafka - Life

Kafka was born July 3, 1883, into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Bohemia—at that time a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), was a retailer, and his mother was Julie Kafka, born Löwy (1856–1934). He had two brothers, Georg and Heinrich, neither of whom lived two full years and died before Kafka was six; and three sisters, Elli, Valli and Ottla. Although his native language was German, Kafka also learned Czech, since his father came to Prague from a southern ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Amerika

Amerika can refer to a number of things: Amerika, a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1927. Amerika, Saxony, in Saxony, Germany. "Amerika", a satirical single by the German musical band Rammstein from their album Reise Reise. Amerika, a 1987 American TV miniseries. Amerika, Drenthe in Drenthe, Netherlands Amerika, an alternative political spelling of America. Amerika, a novel written by Sibylle Berg Amerika, an album by

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis may mean: Metamorphosis (biology) Metamorphic rock, in geology Shapeshifting, synonym: 'Metamorphosis' "The Metamorphosis", a novella by Franz Kafka Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and Metamorphosis III, works M. C. Escher The Golden Ass, novel by Apuleius, also called Metamorphosis Metamorphosis of Narcissus (painting), by Salvador Dalí Altsys Metamorphosis, a font conversion utility The M ...

Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - 1927 in literature

See also: 1926 in literature, other events of 1927, 1928 in literature, list of years in literature. 1927 in literature - Events. Random House, book publishers, founded in New York City by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather is published. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is published. 1927 in literature - New books. Amerika - Franz Kafka Aspects o ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Trial

A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard. trial (law), the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court jury trial bench trial trial by ordeal motorcycle trial, a kind of competition bike trials riding, a kind of competition trial grammatical number, in linguistics, a grammatical form which signifies that there are three of something The Trial, a novel by Franz Kafka Trial ( ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Bartleby the Scrivener

"Bartleby the Scrivener" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in two parts. The first part appeared in November 1853, with the conclusion published in December 1853. It was reprinted in Melville's The Piazza Tales in 1856 with minor textual alterations. The work is said to have been inspired, in part, by Melville's reading of Emerson, and some have point ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Hyperion

Hyperion - Origin. Hyperion is a Titan from Greek mythology. Hyperion - Astronomy. Hyperion is a moon of Saturn. Hyperion - Culture. Hyperion is an unfinished epic poem by John Keats. Hyperion is a book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hyperion is a novel by Friedrich Hölderlin. Hyperion was a short-lived German liter ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - A. B. Yehoshua

Avraham "Boolie" Yehoshua (born in Jerusalem in 1936) is an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright, known publicly as A. B. Yehoshua, and familiarly as "Boolie". Yehoshua was born in the fifth Jerusalem generation of a Sephardi Jewish family (Feld 2000). After studying literature and philosophy at the Hebrew University, he began a teaching career. From 1963 to 1967 he resided and taught in Paris. In 1 ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Absurdism

Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of man to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail because no such meaning exists (at least in relation to man). Absurdism is related to Existentialism, though should not be confused with it. It was born of the Existentialist movement when the French philosopher and writer Albert Camus broke from that philosophical line of thought and published his manuscript The Myth of Sisyphus. The aftermath of World War II provided the social environment that stimulated absu ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - 1924 in literature

See also: 1923 in literature, other events of 1924, 1925 in literature, list of years in literature. 1924 in literature - Events. Ford Madox Ford publishes Some Do Not. It is the first book of a four-volume work titled Parade's End published between 1924 and 1928. 1924 in literature - New books. Akhnaton, King of Egypt - Dmitri Merezhkovsky The Art of the Theatre - Sarah Bernhardt The Autobiography of Mar ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - 1926 in literature

See also: 1925 in literature, other events of 1926, 1927 in literature, list of years in literature. 1926 in literature - Events. Bread Loaf Writers' Conference founded in Middlebury, Vermont. Ford Madox Ford publishes A Man Could Stand Up. It is the third book of a four-volume work titled Parade's End published between 1924 and 1928. October 14 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is published for the first time. 192 ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - 1919 in literature

See also: 1918 in literature, other events of 1919, 1920 in literature, list of years in literature. 1919 in literature - Events. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson is published. 1919 in literature - New books. The American Language - H. L. Mencken Caesar or Nothing - Pio Baroja Demian - Hermann Hesse Fields of Victory - Mary Augusta Ward The Forerunners - Romain RollandIncluding:

Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Celebrity culture

Celebrity culture is a term for how some people are unknown, and others are well-known in history. Celebrity culture - Brief history of celebrity culture. Any medium can be viewed as a vehicle for creating a celebrity culture. The famous religious books of the world's faiths are replete with examples of individuals who are well known by the general public. Some of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt set in motion devices to ensure their own fame for centuries to come. With every scientific advance names have beco ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Will Self

Will Self (born 1961) is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist who was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. Will Self is known for his satirical, grotesque and fantastic novels and short stories set in seemingly parallel universes. These include Cock and Bull (1992) — the stories of a man and a woman who develop sexual organs of the opposite sex. My Idea of Fun (1996) — a lonely boy grows up just outside Brighton in a caravan park with his over-sexual mother and Samual Northcliff who takes ...

Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia II - Kafka on the Shore - Characters

Kafka Tamura: Clearly named in honor of the Czech writer Franz Kafka, Kafka is a "cool, tall, fifteen-year-old boy lugging a backpack and a bunch of obsessions" and the son of the famous sculptor Koichi Tamura. His mother and sister left the family almost before he became conscious of them. He occasionally interacts with a hectoring, exhortative alter ego named Crow, which is approximately what "kafka" means in Czech (a closer translation is jackdaw). Kafka tells himself throughout the novel that he must ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Buckethead

Buckethead (born Brian Carroll) is a guitarist and composer who has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborative albums with Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, and Primus bassist/singer Les Claypool. He has also worked with Viggo Mortensen on several limited-release albums. His stage persona is unusual: he wears a white kabuki mask and a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. In addition to his eccentric aesthetics, he displays this persona to press and fans alike: instead of communicat ...

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Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia - Penal colony

A Penal Colony is a colony used to detain prisoners and generally use them for penal labor in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's (usually colonial) territories, and on a far larger scale than the prison farm. The prison regime was always harsh, often including severe physical punishment, so even if not sentenced for the rest of their natural lives, many died from hunger, disease, medical neglect and excessive efforts, or during an escape attempt. The British Empire's use ...

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