Franz Kafka

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14 Oct 2007, 6:39 pm

Franz Kafka is an author whose works appeal to me.
Based on his works & the lack of conformity his stories have, I think he may have been an Aspie.
What do you think?

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14 Oct 2007, 6:53 pm

I think it would be safe to say that he's an Aspie.

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14 Oct 2007, 8:08 pm

Eh. . . don't know that I'm qualified to say if he was aspie. . .

but he was amazing in more evident respects.

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15 Oct 2007, 10:38 am

I LOVE Kafka! He is one of my all-time favourite authors and I really relate to his work. I think that he was an Aspie. If you read all the biographical info on him, it is pretty clear.

David Lynch has said of Kafka that he is 'The one fellow artist that I feel could be my brother' (i.e. - in terms of how he percieves the world). I feel the same way about David Lynch ( I think that he is aspie too!)

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15 Oct 2007, 11:15 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

I think it would be safe to say that he's an Aspie.

Tim

safe but not necessarily true of course. seems like a wild stab in the dark

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15 Oct 2007, 5:09 pm

He was a fantastic writer, but not so much of long stories. He worked without an outline and never knowing where he was going to end up, which is interesting in a experimental way, but not so much if you're after a cohesive novel. I couldn't finish neither The castle nor The Process; his biography interested me much more. His short works are brilliant, though. Particularly 'The metamorphosis'.

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25 Apr 2014, 5:58 am

Read The Burrow. A fantastic description of the autistic condition-.

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25 Apr 2014, 6:37 am

[Moved from General Autism Discussion to Art, Writing, and Music]

Impressive necropost - seven years! :wink:

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26 Apr 2014, 2:34 am

I have little doubt that if Kafka lived today, he would be diagnosed as one of us. In fact, if there was a photo in the dictionary along with the entry for Asperger's, it would be a toss up for it being between Kafka or Tesla.

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28 Apr 2014, 9:47 am

Kafka was a guy who had enough "social skills" to keep a steady job.

He had some Spectrum-like features, though.

His keeping his job had more to do with his efficiency, and less to do with his social ability.

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