Statue of Franz Kafka

Statue of Franz Kafka
The statue in 2011
Statue of Franz Kafka
Location in Prague
Artist Jaroslav Róna
Type Sculpture
Location Prague, Czech Republic

The Statue of Franz Kafka is a sculpture by artist Jaroslav Róna that was installed on Vězeňská street in the Jewish Quarter of Prague, Czech Republic in December 2003. 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]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Alfred (2015). "Kafka's Statue : Memory and Forgetting in Postsocialist Prague". Revue des Études Slaves. 86 (1/2): 157–169. JSTOR 43493528.

See also

Coordinates: 50°5′24.43″N 14°25′14.66″E / 50.0901194°N 14.4207389°E / 50.0901194; 14.4207389

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