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Composer: Janacek, Leos

The Life and Work of Franz Kafka

Elysium Ensemble

Hossick, Malcolm

Television Director: Hossick, Malcolm

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Narrator: Hossick, Malcolm

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Year of Production: 2020

Playing Time: 00:33:47

Catalogue Number: L7894DVD

UPC: 709629278943

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Franz Kafka was born in Prague, still under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was well educated and from an early age he determined to become a writer. He worked in an insurance company and in his ample free time wrote a number of remarkable novels and short stories. His heroes are all struggling to find themselves against a background of the totalitarian state or tribe or religion, and his name has become synonymous with the idea of modern man and his struggle to maintain his individuality. The documentary traces his unusual life and is followed by a brief overview of his works.