A "Paradoxical" Genius-Towards Kafka's World Of Literary Creation

Kafka is hailed as one of the most distinguished writers in the 20th century, whose works are noted for their sophistication and incomprehensibility. A proliferation of-isms and schools have imposed their diversified interpretations on his oeuvres, some of which are reduced to unrealistic misinterpretations. It's evinced that "paradox" is the most representative feature of Kafka's works. With the vantage point of "paradox", this paper attempts to explore Kafka's labyrinthine world of literary creation.In the first chapter, the causes of Kafka's "paradox" are investigated from such aspects as father-son relation, Jewish subjectivity, Zeitgeist, and the essence of art. Furthermore, "contradiction" is also fully manifested in Kafka's themes and literary style. Founded on the detailed analyses of the above-mentioned characteristics in the second and the third chapter, this paper concomitantly foregrounds Kafka's concern with man's living condition, his condemnation of the existing cultural system and his exploration of man's possible living. In addition, Kafka's writing is aesthetically valuable—he undermines the classical format of the conventionalized fiction, and creates boundless possibilities for the future novel writing. Kafka is undoubtedly one of the greatest founders of modern fiction.