Statue of Franz Kafka explained

Statue of Franz Kafka
Italic Title:no
Other Language 1:Czech
Other Title 1:Socha Franze Kafky
Artist:Jaroslav Róna
Type:Sculpture
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Prague, Czech Republic
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

A statue of Franz Kafka (Czech: Socha Franze Kafky) by artist Jaroslav Róna was installed on Vězeňská street in the Jewish Quarter of Prague, Czech Republic in December 2003. It is situated near the Spanish Synagogue. It depicts Franz Kafka riding on the shoulders of a headless figure, in reference to the author's 1912 story "Description of a Struggle" (Beschreibung eines Kampfes).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Thomas . Alfred . Kafka's Statue : Memory and Forgetting in Postsocialist Prague . Revue des Études Slaves . 2015 . 86 . 1/2 . 157–169 . 10.4000/res.677 . 43493528 . free .