3412 Kafka & Franz Kafka bust - Podebrady (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 08.558 E 015° 07.034
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Asteroid 3412 bears name of renowned German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer Franz Kafka. The given coordinates mark the Franz Kafka bust at Jirího námestí (George Square) in spa town Podebrady historic centre.
Waymark Code: WM129PP
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/07/2020
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Asteroid 3412 bears name of renowned German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer Franz Kafka. The given coordinates mark the Franz Kafka bust at Jirího námestí (George Square) in spa town Podebrady historic centre.
The bust, the work of sculptor Jan Pichl, is located in the house where the Franz Kafka' mother Julie Kafková (born Löwy) was born. Franz Kafka often stayed in the house.
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. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle). The term Kafkaesque has entered the English language to describe situations like those found in his writing.
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