Mostly I walk & kite fly under a clear sky, scudding clouds and bright skylarks.

Intriguing question. Still thinking here but this may help others sort through their mental jukeboxes...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka#%22Kafkaesque%22

Boils down to: "Kafka's quintessential qualities are affecting use of language, a setting that straddles fantasy and reality, and a sense of striving even in the face of bleakness—hopelessly and full of hope."

First thought: Pink Floyd The Wall..... .....

Local to me, across & around Middleton Moor.

lley.