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Stanislav Jurík: Labyrint Franze Kafky (1988)© Stanislav Jurík

Kafka2024

Franz Kafka is by no means ‘just a classic’. His social criticism and his images of basic human experiences are highly topical.

More than 100 years have passed since Franz Kafka's death. How is it that we are still so fascinated by this Prague author? And do we prefer to read his works - or works about him?

Fotoalbum Familie Kafka: Valli, Elli und Franz, etwa 1893 © Archiv Klaus Wagenbach

Ausstellung
Das Fotoalbum der Familie Kafka

05|06—30|09|2024, Goethe-Institut: Zum 100. Todestag von Franz Kafka zeigen wir eine Ausstellung mit rund 130 Fotografien der Familie Kafka, erstmals in dieser Zusammenstellung, mit vielen bislang unveröffentlichten.

Video game Playing Kafka © Goethe-Institut / Charles Games

Serious Game
Playing Kafka

Together with the indie game studio Charles Games and thanks to the support of the Czech Ministry of Culture, the Goethe-Institut is developing a video game that brings Kafka's literary world to life in virtual space.

Schülerinnen auf der Schnitzeljagd "Kafka im Goethe-Institut" Goethe-Institut Tschechien

Schnitzeljagd im Goethe-Institut
Auf den Spuren von Franz Kafka

Willkommen zu unserer interaktiven Schnitzeljagd Kafka im Goethe-Institut, die Sie tief in die Welt von Franz Kafka eintauchen lässt! Endecken Sie das Goethe-Institut in Prag und erfahren Sie mehr über das Leben und Schaffen des berühmten Schriftstellers.


What do we know about Kafka?


From the life of Franz Kafka


Kafka's cultural legacy

Zeitgeister

Zeitgeister, the cultural magazine of the Goethe-Institut, offers dozens of new articles on the life and work of Franz Kafka. In German and English.


Test yourself


Reading Kafka

Onleihe: Die digitale Bibliothek des Goethe-Instituts© PxHere, CC0

Digital Library Reading Kafka...

Kafka was not only a prolific author himself. His literary legacy has inspired numerous academic and lyrical works. In our digital library “Onleihe”, more than 100 works written by, or about, Franz Kafka, are available to be borrowed for free.  


Contact us

In case of questions or suggestions, please contact: 
Klára Arpa
Klara.Arpa@goethe.de
Goethe-Institut Tschechien

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