New American Oxford Dictionary
Kafka, Franz
Kaf ka, Franz |ˈkäfkə ˈkɑfkə | (1883 –1924 ), Czech novelist, who wrote in German. His work is characterized by its portrayal of an enigmatic and nightmarish reality where the individual is perceived as lonely, perplexed, and threatened. Notable works: The Metamorphosis (1917 ), The Trial (1925 ), and The Castle (1926 ).
Kafkaesque
Kaf ka esque |ˌkäfkəˈesk ˈˌkɑfkəˈɛsk | ▶adjective characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world.
Oxford Dictionary
Kafka, Franz
Kafka, Franz |ˈkafkə | (1883 –1924 ), Czech novelist, who wrote in German. His work is characterized by its portrayal of an enigmatic and nightmarish reality where the individual is perceived as lonely, perplexed, and threatened. Notable works: The Metamorphosis (1917 ) and The Trial (1925 ). DERIVATIVES Kafkaesque |ˌkafkəˈɛsk |adjective
Duden Dictionary
Kafka
Kaf ka Eigenname |K a fka |deutschsprachiger Schriftsteller
kafkaesk
kaf ka esk Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |kafka e sk |nach dem österreichischen Schriftsteller F. Kafka (1883 –1924 ), -esk in der Art der Schilderungen Kafkas; auf unergründliche Weise bedrohlich die Geschichte hat kafkaeske Züge
French Dictionary
kafkaïen
kafkaïen , ïenne adj. adjectif Qui rappelle l ’univers absurde de Kafka. : Un cauchemar kafkaïen. Une bureaucratie kafkaïenne. Note Orthographique kafka ï en.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Kafka
Kaf ka /kɑ́ːfkə |kǽf -/名詞 カフカ 〘Franz /frɑːn (t )s |fræn (t )s / ~, 1883 --1924; オーストリアの作家 〙.