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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

(Barnes & Noble Classics)

By Franz Kafka

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| Others | 9781593080297

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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 mosContinue

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 Kafka’s finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author’s artistry. “The Judgment,” which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and “The Stoker,” which became the first chapter of his novel Amerika, are here included. These two, along with “The Metamorphosis,” form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as “The Sons,” and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family.



Also included are “In the Penal Colony,” a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and “A Hunger Artist,” about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka’s lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life.

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    A series of short books writen by kafka that mostly deal with the father-son releationships.

    There are stories where the main character is transformed into a huge roach, went crazy because of what is dad says to him, and starts out life in the new world by meeting his uncle.

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    Maybe it's just me but I thought the stories were predictable and not as terrifying as I've been promised over and over again. I'm more of Poe's girl anyway. I did like the stories overall, especially In the Penal Colony that did not need any names for its main characters because it's about all the ... (continue)

    Maybe it's just me but I thought the stories were predictable and not as terrifying as I've been promised over and over again. I'm more of Poe's girl anyway. I did like the stories overall, especially In the Penal Colony that did not need any names for its main characters because it's about all the actions they do and the dialog.

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    s u v i said on Mar 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

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