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How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There is no such thing as observation of the inner world, as there is of the outer world.
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Birth: | 3rd July, 1883 |
Death: | 3rd June, 1924 |
Nationality: | Austrian |
Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
Franz Kafka was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary. He was an Austrian novelist, lawyer, insurance agent, and short story writer. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Law on 18 July 1906 and performed an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts. He was employed with an insurance company, forcing him to relegate writing to his spare time. He wrote several novels include: The Trial, The Castle, and America. He wrote several short stories include: A Hunger Artist, The Judgment, A Country Doctor, The Bridge, On Parables, The Hunter Gracchus, and The Bucket Rider. His best known work include The Metamorphosis.
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