They should’ve just asked r/books .
This is 20th Century author Franz Kafka.
Much of his work, such as the novels "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial", explores surreal situations and themes of alienation, nightmarish bureaucracies, physical and psychological brutality, and mystical transformation.
The term "Kafkaesque" is named for him, but what does it really mean?
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A reddit user named slackerattacker tried to find out.
The comment was posted in r/books, reddit's home for book news, chat, and help.
The response, by copy_1_2_3, was pure genius.
Other helpful redditors took her lead.
