Metamorphosis and Other Stories : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Franz Kafka (2008, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Metamorphosis and Other Stories, Paperback by Kafka, Franz; Hofmann, Michael (TRN), ISBN 0143105248, ISBN-13 9780143105244, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A seemingly ordinary man, Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning only to discover that he has been transformed into a gigantic insect and must deal with the depression over his new physical alteration, as well as the rejection of his family, in a new translation, honoring the 125th anniversary of the author's birth. Reprint.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143105248
ISBN-139780143105244
eBay Product ID (ePID)62261065

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Original LanguageGerman
Book TitleMetamorphosis and Other Stories : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Classics, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year2008
GenreFiction
AuthorFranz Kafka
Book SeriesPenguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.5 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsI think of a Kafka story as a perfect work of literary art, as approachable as it is strange, and as strange as it is approachable.” —Michael Hofmann, "I think of a Kafka story as a perfect work of literary art, as approachable as it is strange, and as strange as it is approachable." --Michael Hofmann, "I think of a Kafka story as a perfect work of literary art, as approachable as it is strange, and as strange as it is approachable." -Michael Hofmann
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Edition DescriptionDeluxe
SynopsisA brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis , his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation , a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement , written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker , the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, The Aeroplanes at Brescia , Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought., This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis , his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation , a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement , written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker , the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, The Aeroplanes at Brescia , Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.
LC Classification NumberPT2621

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