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In which language did Kafka write his books?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What does the word 'kafkaesque' describe?

    Answer: Absurd bureaucracy

    Why: Orwellian points to surveillance and propaganda, while kafkaesque means being crushed by senseless bureaucracy.

  2. 2 Medium

    Where does Josef K. work?

    Answer: A bank

    Why: Josef K. is no junior teller: he is the chief clerk, one of the bank's senior officials.

  3. 3 Hard

    How many rotating layers make up Prague's steel Kafka head?

    Answer: 42

    Why: Each of the 42 steel layers turns on its own motor, and Kafka's face appears when all of them line up.

  4. 4 Easy

    Where did Kafka set a novel without ever going there?

    Answer: United States

    Why: Kafka's working title was Der Verschollene, The Man Who Disappeared; Max Brod chose the title Amerika.

  5. 5 Medium

    How did friends react when Kafka read from The Trial?

    Answer: They laughed

    Why: Kafka himself laughed so hard at times that he could not read on.

  6. 6 Hard

    How long did Kafka take to write The Judgment?

    Answer: One night

    Why: He dedicated the story to Felice Bauer, the woman he would later get engaged to twice.

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