The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on November 14, 1995, is a comprehensive collection that showcases the full range of Kafka’s narrative work. This edition includes all of his stories, from well-known classics like “The Metamorphosis” and “In the Penal Colony” to shorter pieces and fragments released posthumously by Max Brod, Kafka’s literary executor. Spanning 512 pages, this collection offers readers an opportunity to explore Kafka’s unique style and thematic concerns.
Readers will find a diverse array of narratives that are dreamlike, allegorical, and often grotesque, reflecting Kafka’s exploration of the human condition. The stories delve into themes of existential anxiety and the absurdities of life, presenting a literary experience that is both personal and universal. This reprint edition is available in English and invites readers to engage with the complexities of Kafka’s vision, making it a significant addition to the canon of literary classics.
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The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial.
“An important book, valuable in itself and absolutely fascinating. The stories are dreamlike, allegorical, symbolic, parabolic, grotesque, ritualistic, nasty, lucent, extremely personal, ghoulishly detached, exquisitely comic, numinous, and prophetic.” —The New York Times
The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka’s stories, from the classic tales such as “The Metamorphosis,” “In the Penal Colony,” and “A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod, Kafka’s literary executor, released after Kafka’s death. With the exception of his three novels, the whole of Kafka’s narrative work is included in this volume.
“[Kafka] spoke for millions in their new unease; a century after his birth, he seems the last holy writer, and the supreme fabulist of modern man’s cosmic predicament.” —from the Foreword by John Updike
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