Crossword Genius

Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kafka

(Other definitions for kafka that I've seen before include "Czech author of The Trial, d.1924" , "Franz ....., Czech author of 'The Trial'" , "Novelist's" , "Czech novelist who wrote in German" , "Male author" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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