The Metamorphosis, In The Penal Colony, and Other Stories

ISBN: 0684800705

Author: Kafka, Franz

Condition: New

In Neugroschels version we see more of Kafkas meaning, his unexpected comedywe have for the first time the sense of understanding Kafkas complexity and where it might lead us. -Chicago TribuneA classic translation of Kafkas best-known, and most obscure, short fiction-with a new foreword from celebrated writer Ling Ma.Widely recognized as one of the preeminent English-language anthologies of Kafkas stories, this critically acclaimed collection assembles the great short works of one of the twentieth centurys most influential writers. With masterful attentiveness to the intricacies of Kafkas dialect of Prague German, this is an essential selection of forty-four stories, including such timeless works of fiction as The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and The Judgment. Brought into the present by a foreword from Ling Ma, Kafkas work has never been more relevant to contemporary literature-nor has Kafka himself ever been a keener observer of the human condition, with his singular apprehension of power, the absurd, and the enigma and alienation at the center of modern living.