No 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 Kafka's 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.
Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883 and lived there for most of his life. He published only a few short stories in his lifetime, including The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and Stoker. He died in 1924 before completing any of his full-length novels. Toward the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all of his unpublished works. Brod overrode his last wish.
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