Jul 18, 2025

8 Books By Franz Kafka You Must Read This July

Aanya Mehta

The Metamorphosis

A man wakes up as a giant insect and no one is surprised. Kafka's most famous novella explores identity, guilt, and isolation.

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The Trial

Joseph K. is arrested for an unknown crime and faces a bizarre legal maze. A dark, prophetic take on bureaucracy and powerless existence.

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The Castle

A land surveyor tries to access a mysterious castle but gets lost in a web of control. A haunting allegory of power, futility, and the search for meaning.

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Letters To Milena

Passionate, poetic, and deeply vulnerable letters to his translator and love interest. Reveals Kafka’s human side and inner struggles rarely seen in his fiction.

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In The Penal Colony

A short story about an elaborate and brutal execution machine. Explores justice, cruelty, and blind obedience in Kafka’s signature style.

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Hunger Artist

A starving performer fades into irrelevance as the world loses interest. A profound tale of art, suffering, and misunderstood genius.

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Amerika (The Man Who Disappeared)

Kafka’s unfinished novel of a young immigrant’s surreal experiences in America. It blends absurd misadventures with themes of exile and dislocation.

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Letter To The Father

Letter To The Father is a raw, emotional account of Franz Kafka’s strained relationship with his domineering father, Hermann Kafka. It reveals Kafka’s deep rooted fears, guilt, and feelings of inadequacy, shaping much of his literary voice.

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