![]() ![]() He spent his nights writing, a habit that affected his personal life. During college Kafka continued to write as he had done since he was a young boy, and he joined a literary club at school where he met his lifelong friend and fellow literary intellectual, Max Brod.Īfter receiving his doctorate, Kafka began working for an insurance company and he stayed in this field of work for the remainder of his life. He was admitted to Charles University in Prague, where he first studied chemistry, switched to German studies, and then settled on studying law. Kafka was an excellent but unconfident student. The Kafka Project by Mauro Nervi: Biography.According to the Kafka Museum, Franz’s mother Julie Löwy was more devout to their Jewish religion than his father, who loosely upheld the Jewish practices. Often during that time, German speaking Jewish people were disliked by Czech nationalists and Germans alike. Encyclopedia Britannica points out that many of Kafka’s works include figures representative of his relationship with his father.ĭuring Kafka’s childhood, Prague was part of Austria-Hungary, so German was Kafka’s first language. ![]() Franz was not especially close to his mother, and he was constantly seeking approval from his father, but Hermann’s high standards left Franz with an ever-present feeling of failure. Numerous sources mention that Kafka was most likely raised by a governess or nanny, and that his parents spent much of their time at the family store. According to Mauro Nervi of The Kafka Project, the logo that Hermann used for the store was a jackdaw-a raven-like bird and the meaning of the family’s Czech name, “Kavka.” His family was middle class, and his father Hermann Kafka owned a store selling clothing and accessories. Franz was the oldest child of six children-though two of his brothers died as infants-and the only living boy. ![]() Franz Kafka’s Early Daysįranz Kafka was born in Prague on July 3, 1883. Living a life tortured by his own insecurity and lack of connection to the world around him, Franz Kafka found comfort in his writing, which examined the surreal, illogical and baroque aspects of modern life. ![]()
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