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Selected Stories is a meticulously crafted collection of Franz Kafka's short works, translated by award‑winning scholar Mark Harman. This paperback brings sixteen compact tales into clear focus, tracing Kafka’s evolution as a master of modern literature. Perfect for adults, students, and curious readers alike, the volume offers a thoughtful, slightly unsettling journey into themes of alienation, power, and human connection with a tone that is reflective, insightful, and quietly adventurous.
From Harman’s precise, faithful rendering to the careful annotations and biographical introductions, this edition invites a deeper reading experience. The sixteen stories—including The Judgment, In the Penal Colony, A Hunger Artist, and The Transformation—are arranged chronologically to reveal Kafka’s artistic growth and recurring concerns. The biographical notes draw on Kafka’s diaries and correspondence to illuminate the ideas and debates of his time—Darwinism, psychoanalysis, Zionism—showing a writer who was inseparable from the world around him. The result is not only a collection of unforgettable narratives but a richly contextualized portrait of one of literature’s most imaginative minds.
Whether you’re encountering Kafka for the first time or revisiting his work, Selected Stories offers an accessible yet deeply rewarding experience. The stories unfold with taut, often ironic prose and are complemented by engaging illustrations that enhance mood without distracting from the text. The combination of storytelling, annotations, and context makes abstract ideas feel tangible, inviting readers to linger on questions about meaning, identity, and the ways we navigate authority and freedom.
After finishing Selected Stories, readers gain a richer appreciation for Kafka’s craft and for the way his fiction refracts the anxieties and connections of the modern world. The volume leaves you with thoughtful questions, a sense of wonder at literature’s power to illuminate human experience, and a lasting, humane resonance that invites continued reflection long after the last page.
Product Details
Author
Franz Kafka
Publisher
Harpercollins
Number of Pages
304
Language
English
SKU
BK0516220
ISBN
9780674301665
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
21 x 14 x 1.8 cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 499
₹ 424
15% Off
Franz Kafka Was Born In 1883 In Prague, Where He Lived Most Of His Life. During His Lifetime, He Published Only A Few Short Stories, Including The Metamorphosis, The Judgment, And The Stoker. He Died In 1924, Before Completing Any Of His Full-Length Novels. At The End Of His Life, Kafka Asked His Lifelong Friend And Literary Executor Max Brod To Burn All His Unpublished Work. Brod Overrode Those Wishes. ------- Franz Kafka (Praga, Imperio Austrohngaro, 3 De Julio De 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 3 De Junio De 1924) Fue Un Escritor De Origen Judo Nacido En Bohemia Que Escribi En Alemn. Su Obra Est Considerada Una De Las Ms Influyentes De La Literatura Universal Y Est Llena De Temas Y Arquetipos Sobre La Alienacin, La Brutalidad Fsica Y Psicolgica, Los Conflictos Entre Padres E Hijos, Personajes En Aventuras Terrorficas, Laberintos De Burocracia, Y Transformaciones Msticas. Fue Autor De Tres Novelas, El Proceso (Der Proze), El Castillo (Das Schlo) Y El Desaparecido (Amerika O Der Verschollene), La Novela Corta La Metamorfosis (Die Verwandlung) Y Un Gran Nmero De Relatos Cortos. Adems, Dej Una Abundante Correspondencia Y Escritos Autobiogrficos. Su Peculiar Estilo Literario Ha Sido Comnmente Asociado Con La Filosofa Artstica Del Existencialismo --Al Que Influenci-- Y El Expresionismo. Estudiosos De Kafka Discuten Sobre Cmo Interpretar Al Autor, Algunos Hablan De La Posible Influencia De Alguna Ideologa Poltica Antiburocrtica, De Una Religiosidad Mstica O De Una Reivindicacin De Su Minora Etnocultural, Mientras Otros Se Fijan En El Contenido Psicolgico De Sus Obras. Sus Relaciones Personales Tambin Tuvieron Gran Impacto En Su Escritura, Particularmente Su Padre (Carta Al Padre), Su Prometida Felice Bauer (Cartas A Felice) Y Su Hermana (Cartas A Ottla). El Trmino Kafkiano Se Usa En El Idioma Espaol Para Describir Situaciones Surrealistas Como Las Que Se Encuentran En Sus Libros Y Tiene Sus Equivalentes En Otros Idiomas. Solo Unas Pocas De Sus Obras Fueron Publicadas Durante Su Vida. La Mayor Parte, Incluyendo Trabajos Incompletos, Fueron Publicados Por Su Amigo Max Brod, Quien Ignor Los Deseos Del Autor De Que Los Manuscritos Fueran Destruidos. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Was Born Of Jewish Parents In Prague. Several Of His Story Collections Were Published In His Lifetime And His Novels, The Trial, The Castle And Amerika, Were Published Posthumously By His Editor Max Brod.