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Franz Kafka was a vegetarian writer
Lived: 1883-1924
Franz Kafka was a Jewish writer. One of his most famous novels was, The Metamorphosis. Kafka was attracted to vegetarianism for health and ethical reasons. While viewing a fish in an aquarium, he said, "Now I can look at you in peace; I don't eat you any more." He had little faith in conventional doctors; he was interested in the benefits of raw-food diets. He was also involved in anti-vivisection activities. - IVU Kafka is buried in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Yea, I read The Metamorphosis. It was required reading in college, a western philosophy course. To this date, I still remember some details of the story!
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Franz K was a grandson of a kosher butcher! He said eating meat made him feel 'an alien and disgusting in my bed'.