Kafkasque is the expresion used to name the specific
atmosphere in the works of Czech writer Franc Kafka. His novels and stories
were so original and fresh, that literary critics and theoretics invented this
new word, which is later used to describe the situations in fiction or even in
reality which are similarly absurd, surreal and strange like those in Kafka's
books. The main topics of his work were alienation, existential anxiety and
guilt. His characters are isolated individuals dealing with bizare and surreal
problems and absurd and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers. Kafkas most important works
are: story "The Metamorphosis" and novels "The Trial" and "The Castle".
