Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924) was the great Czech writer, one of the major literary figures, not only in German literature but also in world literature. He was born in the Czech capital, Prague, which was within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was described as a pioneer of nightmarish philosophical writing, and the language of his literary writing, German, was known for being ingenious, extremely precise, and beautiful. Tuberculosis destroyed his body, but his literature guaranteed his immortality. America is Kafka's first novel, also known as (The Man Who Disappeared). Kafka wrote it from 1911 to 1914, and its first edition appeared in 1927, after Kafka's death. In various dialogues, Kafka always referred to this book as "his American novel," and the first chapter of the novel appeared separately in Kafka's Life in 1913, entitled "The Stoker." The novel includes many details about the experiences of Kafka's relatives in America.

كاتب تشيكي (1883-1924م( سجل أفكاره ونصوصه باللغة الألمانية ويعد من أهم الأدباء المعروفين بالاتجاه السوداوي.. قدم في قصصه ورواياته نماذج عدة لمشاكل وتعقيدات نفسية مستعصية من خلال أبطاله مما جعل نصوصه أكثر تعقيداً من كونها مجرد حكايات وفتح الباب لتأويلات مختلفة لمغزاها.. ربما لذلك لم يشأ نشرها ولولا مخالفة صديقه المقرب لرغبته ما بقيت ليومنا هذه.. أشهر هذه الأعمال: المحاكمة والقلعة والتحول، لكن مؤخراً اشتهر بين فئة القراء الشباب من العرب بالكتاب الذي جمعت فيه "رسائل إلى ميلينا".