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The Supreme Fabulist Of Modern Mans Cosmic Predicament John Updikethe Stories Are Dreamlike, Allegorical, Ghoulishly Detached, Exquisitely Comic, Numinous, And Prophetic New York Timesthe Essential Stories Of One Of The Twentieth Centurys Greatest And Most Influential Writersno One Has Captured The Modern Experience, Its Wild Dreams, Strange Joys, Its Neuroses And Boredom, Better Than Franz Kafka. His Vision, With Its Absurdity And Twisted Humour, Has Lost None Of Its Force Or Relevance Today. This Essential Collection, Translated And Selected By Alexander Starritt, Casts Fresh Light On Kafkas Genius.Alongside Brutal Depictions Of Violence And Justice Are Jokes And Deceptively Slight, Mysterious Fables. These Unforgettable Pieces Reflect The Brilliance At The Core Of Franz Kafka, Arguably Most Fully Expressed Within His Short Stories. Together They Showcase A Writer Of Unmatched Imaginative Depth, Capable Of Expressing The Most Profound Reality With A Wry Smile.Part Of The Pushkin Press Classics Series: Timeless Storytelling By Icons Of Literature, Hand-Picked From Around The Globetranslated By Alexander Starrittfranz Kafka (1883-1924) Was Born To Jewish Parents In Prague And Wrote In German. He Published Only A Few Story Collections And Individual Stories In Literary Magazines During His Lifetime. The Rest Of His Work Was Published Posthumously. He Is Now Considered One Of The Most Influential Authors Of The Twentieth Century.
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Franz Kafka
Number of Pages
192
Language
English
SKU
BK0536352
ISBN
9781805330400
Reading Age
All
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12.93 x 1.55 x 19.74 cm
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Paperback
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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 At The End Of His Life, Kafka Asked His Lifelong Friend And Literary Executor Max Brod To Burn All His Unpublished Work.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.