Austrian Franz Kafka Society
The Austrian Franz Kafka Society , founded in 1979, is dedicated to the research, dissemination and reception of the work of Franz Kafka . It is based in Klosterneuburg .
From 1979 to 2001, together with the city of Klosterneuburg, she awarded the Franz Kafka Prize every two years . At the beginning of 2012, the association was realigned: Under Manfred Müller, who was elected as the new president after the death of Jiří Gruša , the financial situation was to be improved and the aim was to reinstate the award.
In the former Hoffmann sanatorium in Kierling , where Franz Kafka died, the Society has been running a memorial with memories of Kafka's last years and an extensive library since 1983. The memorial room, which was threatened with closure in 2011 due to the company's lack of funds, is currently being modernized and expanded with the support of private investors: a small museum will be dedicated to his life and work with the focus on his last until the 90th anniversary of Kafka's death on June 3, 2014 Year of life arise.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Successful consolidation of the Austrian Franz Kafka Society. Announcement of the Standard from March 17, 2012.
- ^ Franz Kafka in Kierling. Information about the study room on the homepage of the Austrian Franz Kafka Society.
- ↑ More space for Franz Kafka. Report of the Lower Austria News of the ORF from May 1st, 2012.
- ^ Kafka-Museum, reloaded 2014. Report from Niederösterreichische Nachrichten of December 4, 2013.