Kafkaesque

(käf′kə esk)

adjective

of, characteristic of, or like the writings of Kafka; specif., surreal, nightmarish, confusingly complex, etc.

See Kafkaesque in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to Franz Kafka or his writings.
  2. Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of impending danger: “Kafkaesque fantasies of the impassive interrogation, the false trial, the confiscated passport . . . haunt his innocence” (New Yorker).
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