"Confessions of a Starving Artist" is a story about the life and suffering of a hero who chose an incredibly exhausting way of starvation in order to demonstrate his existing strength and inner world. In this tragic story by Franz Kafka, the author shows how loneliness, fruitless work and misunderstanding affect the hero's soul and body, forcing him to dive even deeper into his own inner world. This is a work that reveals the visited world of extremes and alienation, leaving the reader in awe of the deep philosophical thoughts and amazing skill of the writer.