KafkaFranz Kafka died in 1924, when he was not yet forty one. During his life, he published only seven small books, but he left behind three unfinished novels and a mass of stories, reflections, and personal writings which were published after his death. His novels, in particular, alongside short stories such as The Judgement and The Metamorphosis, have made him one of the most widely read, significant, and influential writers of the twentieth century. His