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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Author: Franz Kafka, Dona Freed (Translator)
Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Franz Kafka is now one of the world’s most widely read and discussed authors. — His nightmarish novels and short stories have come to symbolize modern man’s anxiety and alienation in a bizarre, hostile, and dehumanized world. This vision is most fully realized in Kafka’s masterpiece,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781593080297
ISBN-10: 1593080298
Publication Date: 7/1/2003
Pages: 191
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3.4 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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There's a reason that the adjective 'kafkaesque' has entered the vocabulary, and after you read this short story collection you'll know what it is. Franz Kafka's quirky worldview is effectively showcased in his short stories, which seem to be best enjoyed a few at a time.
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Stories include: The Judgment, The Stoker, In the Penal Colony, A Country Doctor, An Old Leaf, A Hunger Artist, Josephine the Singer or The Mouse People, Before the Law.
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A painful,but well written story


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