Statue of Franz Kafka
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 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]
| Statue of Franz Kafka | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2011 | |
  Statue of Franz Kafka Location in Prague | |
| Artist | Jaroslav Róna |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 50°5′24.43″N 14°25′14.66″E | |
See also
References
- Thomas, Alfred (2015). "Kafka's Statue : Memory and Forgetting in Postsocialist Prague". Revue des Études Slaves. 86 (1/2): 157–169. JSTOR 43493528.
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