The Trial

Kafka, Franz: - Franz Kafka is one of the best-known German-language authors. Born in Prague in 1883, Franz Kafka belonged to the German-speaking Jewish minority, which made him feel somewhat of an outsider. He also felt little acceptance from his family and suffered throughout his life with his father in particular, who would have preferred his son to be a businessman rather than a writer. Kafka's stories mostly revolve around human experiences. They poetically describe the feeling of being lost, alone and helpless in this world. All of these feelings are universal and they apply to people then and now, all over the world, which is why Kafka is read and understood around the globe.