[Ads-l] Antedating of "Kafkaesque"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

A word worth exploring. Nice work, Fred.
It is difficult trying to keep track of previous citations. Back in
September 2013 Stephen Goranson posted a 1939 citation for
Kafka-esque. Here is a link:

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2013-September/128554.html

On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 9:02 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> Kafkaesque (OED 1947)
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> 1943 Observer 27 June 3/5 (Newspapers.com)
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> The best prose efforts are some sardonic studies of life in the Fire Service ... an impressive Kafkaesque allegory by another fireman, William Sansom.
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> Fred Shapiro
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