Franz Kafka Research Paper

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Franz Kafka, an author, wanted his writing to be burned after his death because he was worried people wouldn't like his work. Kafka wrote during the 1900s and was severely under appreciated. He would write a few books and pour everything into his work while he was alive, but they would get no fame until he died. Once Kafka realized he had Tuberculosis, he wanted his friend Max Brod to burn his work. He wanted no trace of it. However, Brod did not listen to his dying wish and published the books anyway. This was when Franz Kafka became known, but death had to come first for his writing to noticed.

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