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From Kafka to AI

May 25, 2024

Franz Kafka is one of the most widely read German-language authors worldwide. On the 100th anniversary of his death, we ask: What does "Kafkaesque” actually mean? Plus: AI-generated videos. And: a movie about female break-dancers, aka "B-Girls”!

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