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On the 100th anniversary of the death of one of literature's greatest nihilists, we focus on the overlooked role of communion in the work of this major literary figure. Uplifting the communities resting at the fringes of his writing, we explore deep cuts from his archive of short stories with live readings of *Children on a Country Road* (1912), *The Hunger Artist* (1922) and *Josephine the Singer, or The Mouse People* (1924) – the last story Kafka wrote before he died. Brought together with extracts from his diaries, notebooks and letters, we reveal new and surprising allegories for moments of dark humour, communal joy, and – dare we say it – warmth!**Franz Kafka (1883–1924)** was a German-language novelist and writer, whose visionary fiction expressed the anxieties and alienation felt by many in 20th-century Europe and North America. Renowned for his profound exploration of the human struggle for understanding and security, his best known work – which blends the real with the fantastic; isolated protagonists facing bizarre, surreal predicaments struggling against incomprehensible bureautic powers – includes *The Metamorphosis* (1915), *The Trial* (1925) and *The Castle* (1926).
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7th-10th Floors Multi-Storey Car Park, 95a Rye Lane, Peckham, London SE15 4ST, UK, 133 Rye Lane, London, SE15 4ST, United Kingdom,London, United Kingdom
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