“Although at the time of his death Kafka was unknown outside of Prague,
over the years his works and fame have spread far and wide. His
influence on modern literature is so pervasive that it is nearly
impossible to trace – Kafka has become part of the very texture of
modern writing, and he practically owns the letter ‘K.’”

—Jeff Nowak & Allen B. Ruch, from The most fortunate and unfortunate of men, an online biography of Franz Kafka, 2004.