Social media is turning the enigmatic Jewish writer into a shallow meme, writes the author of a new novel based on his work. The writer Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on June 3, 1924, one month ...

For a long time Kafka was more popular abroad than in Germany. Kafka has become a meme on social media. This is particularly true of the vermin that protagonist Gregor Samsa mutates into in "The ...