Franz Kafka
1) The trial
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A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis--an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life--including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady...
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Durante el otoño de 1912, en Praga, escribió Franz Kafka (1883-1924) La metamorfosis, la peripecia subterránea y literal de Gregor Samsa, un viajante de comercio que al despertarse una mañana "de un sueño lleno de pesadillas se encontró en su cama convertido en un bicho enorme". En pocos libros de Kafka queda tan explícito y tan nítido su mundo como en La metamorfosis, en la que el protagonista, convertido en bestia, sumido en la más absoluta...
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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, "The Metamorphosis," a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature. Bringing together some of...
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"Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a haunting and surreal exploration of existentialism and the human condition. This novella introduces readers to Gregor Samsa, a diligent traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a gigantic insect.
Kafka's narrative delves into the isolation, alienation, and absurdity that Gregor experiences as he grapples with his new identity. The novella is a profound examination of the individual's...
5) The Castle
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Kafka's final novel was written during 1922, when the tuberculosis that was to kill him was already at an advanced stage. Fragmentary and unfinished, it perhaps never could have been finished; perhaps the tensions between K., the Castle and the village, K.'s struggle for acceptance or recognition by the mysterious Castle authorities or by the people of the village, never will and never can be resolved.Like much of Kafka's work, The Castle is enigmatic...
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In the days when hunger could be cultivated and practiced as an art form, the individuals who practiced it were often put on show for all to see. One man who was so devout in his pursuit of hunger pushed against the boundaries set by the circus that housed him and strived to go longer than forty days without food. As interest in his art began to fade, he pushed the boundaries even further. In this short story about one man's plight to prove his worth,...
8) Das Urteil
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Der junge Kaufmann Georg Bendemann sitzt über einem Brief an seinen Freund in Russland. Darin berichtet er ihm über seine Verlobung - lange hatte er diese Nachricht verschwiegen.
Dann besucht er seinen alten Vater, berichtet ihm von dem Brief. Der Vater reagiert mit Vorwürfen: Georgs Verhältnis mit seiner Verlobten Frieda sei ein Verrat an dem Freund, an der toten Mutter und an ihm, dem Vater. Schließlich "verurteilt" der Vater Georg zum Tod...
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"Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheueren Ungeziefer verwandelt." So beginnt Kafkas wohl bekannteste Geschichte. Das Ungeheuerliche wird detailliert und sachlich, fast im Stile eines nüchternen Tatsachenberichts geschrieben.
Die emotional regungslose Art der Erzählung und die Unfassbarkeit des Inhalts des Erzählten bilden einen scharfen Kontrast, welcher dem Unmöglichen die...
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The story is set in an unnamed penal colony. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one would normally expect to be registered with horror. In the Penal Colony describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the sentence of the condemned prisoner on his skin before letting him die, all in the course of twelve hours. As the plot unfolds,...
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Franz Kafka (Praga, 1883-1924) fue un escritor bohemio que escribió en alemán. Su obra, una de las más influyentes de la literatura universal, es una de las pioneras en la fusión de elementos realistas con fantásticos, y tiene como principales temas los conflictos paternofiliales, la ansiedad, el existencialismo, la brutalidad física y psicológica, la culpa, la filosofía del absurdo, la burocracia y las transformaciones espirituales.
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12) Der Prozess
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Franz Kafka—Der Prozeß-An seinem 30. Geburtstag wird Josef K. festgenommen und verhört. Die Gründe dafür sind ihm nicht bekannt und werden auch nicht genannt. Ohne greifbares Gericht gilt K. als schuldig wobei niemand das zugrunde liegende Gesetz kennt. Er versucht sich zu verteidigen was für ihn jedoch nur weitere Probleme verursacht.
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"Franz Kafka: The Complete Novels" presents a comprehensive collection of the literary masterpieces by the enigmatic Czech writer. Dive into the surreal and thought-provoking worlds crafted by Kafka, where ordinary individuals grapple with the absurdity of existence and the complexities of human nature. This anthology includes iconic works such as "The Trial," "The Metamorphosis," and "First Sorrow," offering readers a profound exploration of existential...
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"The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka: Novellas and Stories" brings together a selection of extraordinary works by Franz Kafka, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. This collection showcases Kafka's unique literary style and his exploration of existential themes, alienation, and the human condition.
"The Metamorphosis" is a haunting novella that follows the bizarre transformation of Gregor Samsa into a giant insect, exploring...
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Franz Kafka fue un escritor de lengua alemana y autor de novelas y cuentos, reconocido como uno de los escritores más influyentes del siglo XX. En su estilo único de escritura, el autor de "La Metamorfosis" y "El Proceso" desarrolló lo que algunos críticos llaman "kafkiano", donde los personajes realizan reflexiones psicológicas y sufren conflictos existenciales, al igual que las personas contemporáneas. Por esta razón, sus obras se consideran...
16) Contemplation
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Contemplation is a collection of 18 pieces of short prose by Franz Kafka, and was published late in the year of 1912. This was Kafka's first published book, and was picked up by publishing house Rowohlt, which at the time was quite young. The small collection bears the dedication For M.B., for Kafka's friend Max Brod.
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* Children on the Country Road
* Unmasking of a Trickster
* The Sudden Walk
* Resolutions
* The Excursion to the Mountains...
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Los relatos recogidos en esta obra, entre los que sobresale La condena, inicio de la madurez estilística de Franz Kafka reflejan la concepción que el escritor checo tenía del castigo, palpable tanto en su literatura como en su trayectorial vital. Su lectura permite comprender por qué Kafka necesitaba ser personaje de sus escritos: porque su obra no era gratuita, sino una versión escrita, casi a girones, de su propia vida, consciente ya del terror...
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Wedding Preparations in the Country is a fragmented narrative by Franz Kafka, written between 1907 and 1909 and published posthumously. The story itself, namely the journey of the unhappy bridegroom Raban to his bride out in the country, is embedded in a meticulous description of his surroundings.
This narrative was intended to be part of a novel. However, Kafka abandoned the project after multiple attempts.
19) The Burrow
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The Burrow is an incomplete narrative by Franz Kafka, written 1923-1924, and published posthumously in the magazine Witiko in 1931 by Max Brod. It tells of an animal's futile struggle to perfect the defense of his giant burrow against enemies. The narrative deals with becoming entangled in obsessive observation of a self-created labyrinth-like construct that causes heightened paranoia.
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The Complete Novels of Franz Kafka presents an immersive compilation of the literary legacy left by the visionary writer. This anthology includes some of Kafka's most emblematic novels, each offering a distinctive journey into the realms of existentialism and absurdity. In "The Trial," readers are drawn into a labyrinthine narrative exploring the bewildering nature of modern bureaucracy and the individual's struggle for justice. "The Castle" delves...