Kafka Year 2024

June 3, 2024 marks the centenary of the death of the writer Franz Kafka. Franz Kafka's works are part of the literary canon not only in Germany, not only in German-speaking countries. His narrative prose, whether novels, short stories or parables, is universal and timeless, which is why his texts are read in schools worldwide, in the original or in translation, and as classics of world literature are on the curriculum of many universities and in the interest not only of literary research but also of readers everywhere. Franz Kafka's Zeichnungen, independent works, not to be understood as direct illustrations of his texts, but arising from the same spirit, have only come to the attention of the public over time.

In order to show the many facets of his work and influence in some areas, the Goethe-Institut and its partners worldwide are dedicating themselves to Franz Kafka in a variety of ways, whether as an author or as an illustrator, to his work and its reception, e.g. with the year-round Kafka 2024 festival.

In Ethiopia, the Goethe-Institut and the embassies of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic have joined forces to highlight Franz Kafka in a variety of ways in 2024, for example with an opening lecture, a book Launch and reading, a comic biography exhibition, an illustration and comic workshop, and film screenings:

22.02.2024 Opening of the Kafka Year 2024
07.03.2024 Book Launch with reading and discussion "Franz Kafka. Selected short prose"
20.03.2024  Exhibition Opening and Picture Lecture
21.03. - 10.05.2024 Poster exhibition on the comic biography "Komplett Kafka"
25.03.2024 Book presentation and discussion "Franz Kafka. Die Zeichnungen"
12.04. - 13.05.2024 Workshop "Drawing on texts by Kafka"
03.06. - 19.07.2024 Franz Kafka in Prague
12.11. - 06.12.2024 Inspiration Kafka. Ethiopian Perspektives