He went to the Czech National Theatre, which was unusual for a German speaker. He was familiar with the German classics. “Culturally, Kafka was very much a member of German culture. Kafka spoke Czech particularly well, although he was not completely flawless. They all spoke Czech, even though German was the language of daily use. You needed to know Czech just to go shopping. He was a German speaking Jew in Prague, but, in fact, the German and Czech communities had all sorts of links. Ritchie Robertson: “One of the many myths about Kafka was that he lived in social isolation. How would you describe “Kafka’s world”, especially in relation to the Austria-Hungary he lived in and the city of Prague? Franz Kafka, photo: public domain Professor Robertson, before we look into The Trial specifically, could you tell us something about the author himself? It is often said that Kafka was heavily influenced by his father and the society he lived in.
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