Franz Kafka
Hello everyone!
Happy December. Here at the Senior Theatre Guild, we're keeping busy! 2025 was a busy year for us building up our social media pages (Facebook, X and Instagram) before we begin in person events in 2026! In fact, one thing we want to focus on here is the connection between theatre and film. Even though a big focus in on creative aging, the arts are an important subject. Most people don't think about the connection between theatre and film. We're looking to change that at the Senior Theatre Guild, by helping the senior citizen community recognize this important connection! There's so much to be learning about the arts.
That being said, let's move into our December philosopher: Kafka!
Most people know nothing about Franz Kafka. He was a genius from the 1800's ahead of his time. His work has been a big influence to others over the last hundred years. With that being the case, it's time you learned something about him!
Kafka was a writer and novelist. He liked to focus on the weird element, with people being isolated. Kafka was born in Hungary, and lived a short life, dying at 40. He had an education in law, but worked various jobs, including insurance. He dreaded living a regular life, working full time jobs, but felt his true calling was as a writer. During his life, he wrote a lot of short stories, but not many were published. He was unknown as a writer, and died unknown in 1924.
He is not quoted much by others. However, he was a major influence to famous absurdists Camus and Ionesco, along with Satre. J.D. Salinger loved to read Kafka's works. He was a major influence to other authors and scholars.
His complex stories are so unique a term has been used to describe him, Kafkaesque.
Very few people could have predicted the influence his small body of work would have on creative thought.
Research him! There's a lot out there.
Just to let you know, he had 5 siblings. 2 brothers died in infancy, and his 3 sisters were all murdered in the Holocaust.
A quote from Kafka: "I need solitude for my writing. Not like a hermit. But like a dead man".
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