FAQ About Franz Kafka
Why did Kafka ask for his works to be destroyed?
Franz Kafka instructed his friend Max Brod to destroy his unpublished manuscripts after his death because he was a perfectionist and often dissatisfied with his work. He doubted that his unfinished manuscripts met his standards or would be understood by the public. However, Brod defied Kafka's wishes, believing the works to be of significant literary value and subsequently published them, contributing greatly to Kafka's posthumous reputation.
