Kafka's Monkey

By Franz Kafka and Colin Teevan

‘Esteemed members of the Academy! You have done me the great honour of inviting me to give you an account of my former life as an ape.’

Imprisoned in a cage and desperate to escape, Kafka's monkey reveals his journey to become a walking, talking, spitting, smoking, hard-drinking man of the stage. Based on the short story A Report to an Academy by Franz Kafka, this new adaptation is by acclaimed writer Colin Teevan.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
• Release date: Jun 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781849436267

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a primarily German-speaking Bohemian author, known for his impressive fusion of realism and fantasy in his work. Despite his commendable writing abilities, Kafka worked as a lawyer for most of his life and wrote in his free time. Though most of Kafka’s literary acclaim was gained postmortem, he earned a respected legacy and now is regarded as a major literary figure of the 20th century.