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The Jewish absurdist novelist from Prague outlined a book he intended to write with his good friend Max Brod about their travels. (JTA) — A handwritten manuscript penned by author Franz Kafka fetched ...

Guillermo del Toro isn’t the only celebrated international filmmaker who managed to realize a decades-long passion project this year. Where Del Toro had “Frankenstein,” Agnieszka Holland has “Franz,” ...

Following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival , Agnieszka Holland’s anticipated film about Prague author Franz Kafka will hit Czech cinemas on Thursday ...

If you've ever felt powerless when confronted with faceless bureaucracy, confounded by absurd accusations or simply hopeless, chances are the word "kafkaesque" might sum up your situation. But a ...

Max Brod, a fellow writer and the literary executor of Kafka's estate, preserved the newly digitized collection of letters, manuscripts and drawings. Max Brod Estate / National Library of Israel ...