Franz Kafka’s stories, parables, and prose pieces form the core of his immortal literary work. His inventiveness is unmatched to this day. Dark anxiety and liberating humor often rub shoulders in his writing; horror, absurdity, and comedy overlap. He is a virtuoso at playing with different levels of reality, irony, and hidden clues. The haunting power of this Kafkaesque worlds remains unbroken to this day. For Kafka, one thing is certain: “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”The wonderful actor Joachim Król is coming to Ruhrfestspiele to bring Kafka to life. In his reading, he brings us closer to the author of the century.