Born in Prague, July 3, son of Hermann () and Julie n�e L�wry ().
Elementary school at Fleischmarkt.
, , Birth of sisters Elli, Valli, Ottla. Two younger brothers died in infancy.
German gymnasium, Prague; friendship with Oskar Pollak. Family resides in Zeltnergasse.
Circa Reads Spinoza, Darwin, Nietzsche. Friendship with Hugo Bergman.
Early writings (destroyed).
Study of German literature, then law at German University, Prague; partly in Munich. Influenced by Alfred Weber's critical analysis of industrial society.
Vacation in Schelesen and Triesch, with uncle Dr. Siegfried L�wry (the "country doctor"). Met Max Brod; friendship with Felix Weltsch and Oskar Baum.
Working on a novel The Child and the City (lost).
"Description of a Struggle"
Reads diaries, memoirs, letters: Byron, Grillparzer, Goethe, Eckermann.
Summers in Zuckmantel. Love affair with an unnamed woman. Meetings with Oskar Baum, Max Brod, Felix Weltsch.
Works in law office of Richard L�wry, Prague.
June: Gets degree of doctor juris at German University, Prague.
From October: One year's internship in the law courts.
"Wedding Preparations in the Country" (fragment
Franz Kafka life and works
timeline, writings, social context
. Franz Kafka born in Prague, which was then part of the Hapsburg empire. Father prosperous Jewish businessman. Family speaks German. K successful as a schoolboy, but prone to ill-health.
. First early writings &#; all destroyed.
. Attends German University in Prague. Studies chemistry for two weeks, then changes to law.
. First meeting with Max Brod, who was to become his fiend, biographer, and literary executor.
. Working on a novel &#; The Child and the City [subsequently lost]. Writes first version of &#;Description of a Struggle&#;.
. First love affair. Successful degree in Doctorate of Law. Begins one year of legal training.
. Begins work in Accident Insurance offices in Prague. First publication of short &#;stories&#;.
. Starts to keep a diary. Further publication of short pieces. Trips to Berlin and Paris.
. Further travels. First spell in sanatorium for ill health. Working on another novel (Amerika].
. Meets publishers Ernst Rowalt and Kurt Wolff, and Felice Bauer at the home of Max Brod. Second visit to sanatorium. Writes Metamorphosis. Also writes his story &#;The Judge
Birth
Writer Franz Kafka was the eldest son of an upper middle-class Jewish family who was born on July 3, , in Prague, the capital of Bohemia, a kingdom that was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.It obtained its title
In Kafka completed his law degree and embarked on a year of unpaid work as a law clerk.
Kafka remained with the company until , when a bout with tuberculosis forced him to take a sick leave and to eventually retire inThe Metamorphosis
His most popular and best-selling short story, "The Metamorphosis," was completed in and published inFirst break
Had a difficult relationship with Felice BauerMeditations
The publisher Rowohlt agreed to publish its first book, MeditationsThe Judgment
In he completed "The Judgment," which spoke directly about the relationship he shared with his father. Published in for Max BodTuberculosis
they diagnosed him with tuberculosisDora Diamant
It met in Dora Gramat, its real and last l
How It All Went Down
Jul 3,
Franz Kafka Born
Franz Kafka is born in Prague, Bohemia (now called the Czech Republic). He is the first of six children for Hermann and Julie Lowy Kafka, middle-class Jewish parents.
Starts School
Kafka attends the German-language elementary school in Prague. All of his education takes place at German-speaking schools.
Starts University
Kafka enrolls at Charles-Ferdinand University, a German-speaking university in Prague. After two weeks as a chemistry major, he switches to law. Kafka flourishes in the university's literary clubs and meets fellow writers (and lifelong friends) like Max Brod.
Jun 18,
Graduates
Kafka receives his law degree from Charles-Ferdinand. He spends a year as an unpaid intern in the criminal courts.
Nov 1,
Starts Work
Kafka accepts his first job as a clerk at Assicurazioni Generali, an Italian insurance company in Prague. The job is boring, and his night shift makes it hard to keep up with his writing. Kafka hates it.
Jul 15,
Quits Work
Kafka resigns from the insurance agency. Two weeks later, he finds work at a government job handling workers' compensation insurance. His first published short
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