Hunger Artist is a famous short story by Franz Kafka, published in 1922. It is a deep, symbolic story about suffering, isolation, art, and society’s changing values.
A hunger artist makes a living by fasting in a cage as a public performance, and at first people admire his discipline. With time, however, the public loses interest and he is moved to a circus where no one pays attention to him. He is eventually forgotten and dies while still fasting. Before his death, he confesses that he fasted because he never found food he truly liked. The story by Franz Kafka shows how society often fails to understand real dedication and suffering.
