Kafka vs Proust

If you enjoy my content, feel free to support the channel on my Ko-fi page: In this video, I will talk about two of the most influential fiction writers of the 20th century, Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust. Marcel Proust’s masterpiece In Search of Lost Time is considered the best novel of the 20th century. Kafka’s short story the Metamorphosis and his novel, The Trial, were ground-breaking. Both lived in the same period, both with a Jewish background, both wrote about the human condition and both have given us literary terms, “kafkaesque” and “proustian”. I have talked about them extensively in separate videos, so in this video I will compare the two by talking about their lives, writings, styles, themes and finally what makes them great and how they are different.  🕔Time Stamps🕔 00:00 Intro 00:48 Historical context 01:29 Biography 04:30 Influences 06:33 German vs French 08:12 Writing Career 13:27 Time vs Space 15:08 Characters 15:39 Writing Style 16:57 Pessimism vs optimism 18:17 Who is better? Music: We Are Here by Declan DP Licensing Agreement: Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library #kafka #proust #kafkavsproust