Is there any difference in meaning between the adjectives Kafkaesque and Kafkan, or are they synonyms?
Learn English – “Kafkaesque” vs. “Kafkan”
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Best Answer
Kaf·ka·esque adj.
Of or relating to Franz Kafka or his writings.
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).
The adjective kafkan, though used, is not easily found in dictionaries.
I think that kafkan is more used in the meaning n. 2 of the above definitions.