SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Exposure to surrealism -- works that feature the element of surprise -- like Franz Kafka's "The Country Doctor," may make you smarter, U.S. researchers say.

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The original manuscripts and papers of Czech author Franz Kafka, long withheld from scholars, may soon become available in Israel or elsewhere.

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BERLIN, May 11 (UPI) -- Cities across Germany have held ceremonies to observe the anniversary of the Nazi Party's book burning campaign, Deutsche Welle said Sunday.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Hungarian writer Stephan Balint, who founded New York City's Squat Theater, has died of pneumonia in his native land at the age of 64.

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