“אינך צריך לעזוב את חדרך...הישאר לשבת ליד שולחנך והקשב. אפילו אל תקשיב, פשוט חכה. אפילו אל תחכה, היה רגוע לחלוטין ובודד. העולם יציע לך את עצמו בחינם כדי שתחשוף אותו. אין לו ברירה. הוא יתגלגל בהתלהבות לרגליך.”

German-language Jewish writer from Prague

Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish writer from Prague. He is a major figure of 20th-century literature, known for works that blend realism with the fantastic and for the word Kafkaesque, now used for situations marked by confusion, absurdity, and impersonal power. His best-known books include the novella The Metamorphosis and the novels The Trial and The Castle. He is also remembered for brief fables and aphorisms that often mix comic touches with the darker concerns of his longer fiction, and his writing has influenced many fields beyond literature.