The term Kafkaesque has entered English to describe situations like those found in his writing. His best known works include the short story ' The Metamorphosis' and novels The Trial and The Castle. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio- bureaucratic powers. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature.
