8 Famous Artists Who Tried To Destroy Their Own Art

7. Franz Kafka

Czech writer Franz Kafka is regarded as one of the most influential writers who ever lived. Known for his mysterious blend of existentialism and surrealism, Kafka's most well-known works include The Trial, The Castle and The Metamorphosis. What's incredible is how close we were to never reading any of it. On his deathbed, Kafka instructed close friend Max Brod to destroy every single one of his remaining manuscripts €“ that which he had not already destroyed himself. Thankfully Brod refused, and subsequently published Kafka's writing posthumously, saving the work of one of the twentieth century's most esteemed writers. But what incredible stories might Kafka have written that he had already managed to destroy? It's a mystery that will forever linger in the literary world...