Dear members of the Franz Kafka Society,
The FKS committee meeting on 20 October discussed, in the presence of a lawyer and a registrar, amendments to the Articles of Association arising from the transformation of the FKS from a civic association to a registered association.
The new Articles will be discussed at the constitutive general meeting in February 2015. In connection...
The Chinese Writer Yan Lianke Will be Awarded the Franz Kafka Prize
On 22 October 2014 in the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square in Prague, the Franz Kafka Prize for 2014 will be awarded to the Chinese writer Yan Lianke. The international jury selected him at its meeting in Prague...
Biennale Kafka / Borges 2014 14th – 17th September 2014, Buenos Aires
The 6th Biennial Borges/Kafka commemorates one hundred years from the birth of two important novelists, Julio Cortázar (Argentina) and Bohumil Hrabal (Czech Republic). The program concentrates on the following topics:
1. Machine and Shadow: The aim is to look at the work and life of the...
On Thursday, 22 May 2014, at its meeting at the headquarters of the Franz Kafka Society, the international expert jury selected the fourteenth laureate of the literary Franz Kafka Prize, namely the Chinese writer Yan Lianke (born in 1958). As the writer informed the FKS, he is happy and at the same time grateful for being awarded this prize. Franz Kafka is one of his most inspiring writers....
The Franz Kafka Society presents a guided tour In the Footsteps of Franz Kafka, 23rd June, start at 18:00
Content Short presentation of the life and works of Franz Kafka, a native of Prague, one of the most distinguished 20th century writers.Visit to the Franz Kafka Library, owned by the Franz Kafka Society. (Collection of some 1,000 volumes, a replica of Kafka’s...
Unique site-specific theatre play celebrating famous Czech writer Franz Kafka. The performance inspired by Kafka’s life and work is inspired by german interwar cabaret it will be grotesque celebration of “deathday”. The performance tells the story of nomadic decadent cabaret society. Artists struggle every day for survival by trying to entertain the audience by transformation into a...
