
Franz Kafka
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 3, 1883
- Died
- June 3, 1924 (aged 40)
- Birthplace
- Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Biography
Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was a German-language Bohemian writer born in Prague. Combining elements of realism and the fantastic, his works explore themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and bureaucratic absurdity, originating the term "Kafkaesque." During his lifetime, Kafka published short stories and the novella The Metamorphosis (1915). Following his death from tuberculosis, his unpublished manuscripts were posthumously edited and released by his executor Max Brod, including the celebrated novels The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926), and Amerika (1927). His literature remains a foundational influence on modern prose, theater, and cinema.
Known For
Filmography

America
Movie · Author

The Tragedy of Professor Samsa or: How Gregor Learned to Relax and Drink his Milk
Movie · Original Film Writer

Josefine
Movie · Short Story

Frühlings Sonate
Movie · Original Story

The Judgement
Movie · Novel

The Metamorphosis
Movie · Book
Schron
Movie · Novel
The Trial
Movie · Story
Jói
Movie · Writer

The Metamorphosis
Movie · Story

Crust
Movie · Original Story

Piquenique no Castelo
Movie · Original Story

Odradek
Movie · Original Story

Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis
Movie · Writer

SapienZ
Movie · Original Story

La porta divisoria
Movie · Original Story

Davanti alla Legge
Movie · Writer
Kafka: Proces
Movie · Novel

The Damned Yard
Movie · Writer
METAMORPHOSIS
Movie · Original Film Writer

Franz Kafka's THE BURROW
Movie · Original Story

The Burrow
Movie · Writer

In Our Synagogue
Movie · Story

The Trial
Movie · Original Story
The Metamorphosis
Movie · Original Story

Mr Rotpeter
Movie · Story

Métamorphose
Movie · Novel

The Judgment
Movie · Writer

Artist of Fasting
Movie · Short Story

Metamorphosis
Movie · Story

The Great Wall
Movie · Short Story
K
Movie · Novel

The Castle
Movie · Novel

The Burrow
Movie · Novel

People in Places
Movie · Short Story

Appunti per un film su Kafka - Nella colonia penale
Movie · Short Story

The Island of the Dead
Movie · Writer

Metamorphosis
Movie · Novel

Metamorphosis
Movie · Original Story

Jackals and Arabs
Movie · Story

The Toledo Report
Movie · Writer
Metamorphosis
Movie · Original Story

The Metamorphosis
Movie · Writer

Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor
Movie · Original Story

The Man Who Waited
Movie · Story, Author

Metamorfosis
Movie · Novel

Human Body
Movie · Short Story

The Hunger Artist
Movie · Story

Metamorphosis
Movie · Novel
K
Movie · Story

Ein Brudermord
Movie · Story

My Neighbor
Movie · Writer

K.aF.ka - Fragment
Movie · Original Story

Les animals
Movie · Author

Lo strano caso del signor Kappa
Movie · Opera

The Castle
Movie · Novel

Metamorphosis: Beyond the Screen Door
Movie · Novel

The Country Doctor
Movie · Novel

Bättre utan hund
Movie · Short Story

Land Surveyor
Movie · Novel

The Hunger Artist
Movie · Writer

The Chamber Stork
Movie · Short Story

The Castle
Movie · Novel

Amerika
Movie · Novel
Procesas
Movie · Novel

The Mix-up
Movie · Novel

Josephine the Singer and the Mice People
Movie · Original Story

The Trial
Movie · Novel
The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka
Movie · Novel

Rider on a Bucket
Movie · Short Story

Metamorphosis
Movie · Short Story

La Metamorfosi
Movie · Original Story

The Village Doctor
Movie · Original Story

El prontuario del señor K
Movie · Writer

Linna
Movie · Novel

Theatre Night
TV · Short Story · 1 ep

Screen Two
TV · Novel · 1 ep

Class Relations
Movie · Novel

La Métamorphose
Movie · Original Story

Une villa aux environs de New York
Movie · Novel

A Hunger Artist
Movie · Original Story
A Fratricide
Movie · Original Story

The Trial
Movie · Writer
"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec.
Movie · Novel

The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
Movie · Short Story
The Metamorphosis
Movie · Novel

Metamorphosis
Movie · Novel

An Imperial Message
Movie · Writer

Az ítélet
Movie · Writer
The Penal Colony
Movie · Story
Amerika oder der Verschollene
Movie · Novel

The Castle
Movie · Novel

The Warden of the Tomb
Movie · Short Story

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · Writer · 1 ep

La metamorfosis
Movie · Novel

Theatre 625
TV · Novel · 1 ep

A Report to an Academy
Movie · Original Story, Writer

The Trial
Movie · Novel
Das Schloß
Movie · Writer
Prosessen
Movie · Novel

Folio
TV · Writer · 1 ep

K
Movie · Original Story
L'arresto
Movie · Novel

The Country Doctor
Movie · Original Story

A Daily Mix-up
Movie · Writer
