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Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka
Kafka.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Occupation: Writer
First appearance: All Fired Up


Franz Kafka was a German-language surrealist writer from Prague.

History[edit]

Due to vividly expressed anxiety, alienation, and powerlessness of the individual in his short stories, the term Kafkaesque is used as a description of both an illogical and nightmarishly complexity although Kafkaesque is criticized for being overused.[1]

He is the namesake of Café Kafka in Springfield.[2]

Lisa loudly accuses Judge Snyder of being Kafkaesque in his ruling.[3]

Suspended teachers are not allowed to refer to the experience at the Teacher Holding Facility as either Kafkaesque or Orwellian.[4]

Non-canon[edit]

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Sideshow Mel reads Kafka's works after he was fired.[5]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Due to vividly expressed anxiety, alienation, and powerlessness of the individual in his short stories, the term Kafkaesque is used as a description of both an illogical and nightmarishly complexity although Kafkaesque is criticized for being overused.[6]

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