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| − | '''Franz Kafka''' (July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924) was a Czech-German writer. Kafka is one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century, whose strange and absurd stories have coined the term ''"Kafkaesque".'' His most famous books are ''"The Metamorphosis" (1915), "The Trial" (1925)'' and ''"The Castle" (1926).'' | + | '''Franz Kafka''' (July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924) was a Jewish Czech-German writer. Kafka is one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century, whose strange and absurd stories have coined the term ''"Kafkaesque".'' In many of his works, characters find themselves victims of bureaucratic insanity and surreal, nightmarish situations. |
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| + | His most famous books are ''"The Metamorphosis" (1915), "The Trial" (1925)'' and ''"The Castle" (1926).'' | ||
==Zappa and Franz Kafka== | ==Zappa and Franz Kafka== | ||
| − | Zappa instructed his fans to read Kafka's short story "''[[wikipedia:In the Penal Colony|In the Penal Colony]]''" (German: "''In der Strafkolonie''") before they listened to the track ''[[The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny]]'' on ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. | + | Zappa instructed his fans to read Kafka's short story "''[[wikipedia:In the Penal Colony|In the Penal Colony]]''" (German: "''In der Strafkolonie''") before they listened to the track ''[[The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny]]'' on ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'' (1968). |
[[Nigey Lennon]] claimed on page 63 of her book: ''[[Being Frank - My Time With Frank Zappa]]'': ''"Out of a strange reluctance to appear intellectual, Zappa pretended that he never read anything he didn't absolutely have to read, but one of the first long conversations we had on the tour was about Franz Kafka. Frank seemed to be thoroughly familiar with everything Kafka had ever written, even obscure things like "A Country Doctor"."'' | [[Nigey Lennon]] claimed on page 63 of her book: ''[[Being Frank - My Time With Frank Zappa]]'': ''"Out of a strange reluctance to appear intellectual, Zappa pretended that he never read anything he didn't absolutely have to read, but one of the first long conversations we had on the tour was about Franz Kafka. Frank seemed to be thoroughly familiar with everything Kafka had ever written, even obscure things like "A Country Doctor"."'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 3 July 2026
Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924) was a Jewish Czech-German writer. Kafka is one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century, whose strange and absurd stories have coined the term "Kafkaesque". In many of his works, characters find themselves victims of bureaucratic insanity and surreal, nightmarish situations.
His most famous books are "The Metamorphosis" (1915), "The Trial" (1925) and "The Castle" (1926).
Zappa and Franz Kafka
Zappa instructed his fans to read Kafka's short story "In the Penal Colony" (German: "In der Strafkolonie") before they listened to the track The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny on We're Only In It For The Money (1968).
Nigey Lennon claimed on page 63 of her book: Being Frank - My Time With Frank Zappa: "Out of a strange reluctance to appear intellectual, Zappa pretended that he never read anything he didn't absolutely have to read, but one of the first long conversations we had on the tour was about Franz Kafka. Frank seemed to be thoroughly familiar with everything Kafka had ever written, even obscure things like "A Country Doctor"."
