Franz Kafka

In honor of the centenary of Franz Kafka's death, the Keratsini-Drapetsona Arts School presents "Metamorphosis," an art exhibition at the Piraeus Municipal Gallery (29 Filonos). Created in partnership with the Czech Center in Athens, the showcase features 60 imaginative student works inspired by Kafka's novella of the same name.

Marking 100 years since Franz Kafka's death, Nea Arcadia presents "K. or the Collective Terror of the Individual," an exhibition blending art and literature. Featuring works by Christos Bokoros and Giorgos Rorris (pictured), the show delves into Kafka's existential dread and its reflection in today's world.

The "Franz Kafka 1883-1924" exhibition, hosted by the Beyoğlu Municipality and organized by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Istanbul, has opened at the 6th Circle Art Gallery inside the municipality building, drawing attention from art enthusiasts.

In 1985, Constantinos Pittas, then in his late 20s, embarked on a five-year journey across Cold War Europe in a now-iconic Greek-made NAMCO Pony car. Armed with a Minox 35mm compact camera, he zigzagged across the divided continent, capturing candid black-and-white portraits of ordinary people in an effort to create the archetypal European portrait.

The Theater of the No (3 Konstantinou Paleologou) presents "A Report to an Academy," a gripping adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story by acclaimed German director Gabriele Jakobi. Featuring US actor Robert McNamara as Red Peter, the play delves into the transformation of an ape into a man, exploring themes of free will, animal rights and vegetarianism.

Franz Kafka never realized how close he came to kickstarting a superhero franchise.

Ever since Gregor Samsa awoke in his bed to find himself transformed into a monstrous dung beetle in "The Metamorphosis," we've had spider-men, wasps, ant-men, crime-fighting ticks and mighty mantises - such a super swarm of insectoids that you might be tempted to reach for a fly swatter.

Gregory Jusdanis

One of the most ludicrous and painful memories of my childhood and teenage years are the grey military bunkers popping up everywhere: from seashores to town centres.

An unpublished collection of letters, manuscripts and drawings by Franz Kafka are now available online via the Israel National Library, which recovered the documents after years of legal wrangling.

Some 120 drawings and more than 200 letters to his friend Max Brod are among the archives now available for public viewing, the project's curator Stefan Litte told AFP.

'Glory,' the second film in a planned trilogy, explores the absurdity in the true story of a reclusive Bulgarian railway worker whose life unravels after he stumbles upon a huge sum of money.

It sounds like the plot of a novel by Franz Kafka, but it's the synopsis of Glory, Bulgaria's official entry in the foreign-language Oscar race.