See Also: Kafkaesque(dictionary)

Kafkaesque (iou)



Kafkaesque adjective. M20.
[from Kafka (see below) + -ESQUE.]
Of or pertaining to the Austrian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) or his writings; similar to or suggestive of the nightmarish atmosphere or situations portrayed in his stories.
N. Postman Their defenselessness has something Kafkaesque about it.