Kafka

Also known as Kafková (female form)

Kafka is a Czech surname, which is an old spelling of the word "kavka", which means jackdaw in Czech, or occasionally a given name from a Yiddish diminutive for Ya'akov. Notable people with the surname include:Alexandre Kafka (1917–2007), Czech-Brazilian economist

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Alexandre Kafka (1917–2007), Czech-Brazilian economist

Bohumil Kafka (1878–1942), Czech sculptor and pedagogue

Bruno Kafka (1881–1931), Czech politician and academic

Franz Kafka (1883–1924), Czech German-language writer

Gustav Kafka (1883–1953), Austrian philosopher and psychologist

Helene Kafka (1894–1943), Bohemian-Austrian nun, surgical nurse

Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), Czech merchant, father of Franz

Jakub Kafka (born 1976), Czech footballer

Maria Restituta Kafka (1894–1943), Czech-Austrian Catholic religious sister and martyr

Martin Kafka (born 1947), American psychiatrist

Mike Kafka (born 1987), American football player

Ottla Kafka (1892–1943), sister of Franz

Vladimír Kafka (1931–1970), Czech translator

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Also known as Kafková (female form)

Notable quotes

“Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... Someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.”
— "The Silence of the Sirens" (October 1917)
“They're talking about things of which they don't have the slightest understanding, anyway. It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.”
— Ch. 1
“The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary; he will come only on the day after his arrival; he will come, not on the last day, but on the very last day.”
— Variant translation: The Messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary; he will come only on the day after his arrival; he will come, not on the last day, but at the very last.
“Das Böse weiß vom Guten, aber das Gute vom Bösen nicht. Selbsterkenntnis hat nur das Böse. - Die Acht Oktavhefte; published by BookRix, 9-8-2014.”
— Translation: Evil knows of the Good, but Good does not know of Evil. Knowledge of oneself is something only Evil has. - The First Octavo Notebook
“When . . . some leisurely passer-by stopped . . . and spoke of cheating, that was in its way the stupidest lie ever invented by indifference and inborn malice, since it was not the hunger artist who was cheating, he was working honestly, but the world was cheating him of his reward.”
— "A Hunger Artist"
“"You asking me the way?" "Yes," I said, "since I can't find it myself." "Give it up! Give it up!" said he, and turned with a sudden jerk, like someone who wants to be alone with his laughter.”
— Variant translation: The Policeman said to me, "You want to know the way? Give up! Just give up!" And he turned away like a man that wants to be alone with his laughter.

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