The September/October 1996 issue of "Poets & Writers" cites Franz Kafka as an influence on Mathews's work.
Heller acknowledges Kafka as a major influence on CATCH-22.
The title of White's novel comes from one of Kafka's letters.
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"At times, Novakovich's stories evoke comparisons with those of the pantheon of Slavic writers, including Kafka, Gogol, and Tolstoy."--William J. Cobb, "New York Times Book Review", 07/05/1998
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"Writing is a form of prayer."
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Kafka lived with his quiet mother and domineering father until he was 31. He studied law at the university in Prague, where he met Max Brod, who was to become his close friend and literary executor. After graduation, Kafka worked for an insurance company and began to publish his writing. Despite several intense love affairs, he never married; in 1917 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He died in an Austrian sanatorium. Kafka's fictional works, which explore the depths of angst and alienation in more...
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07/03/1883 Prague, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Central Europe,
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Bizarre but held my interest