Selected Stories by Franz Kafka offers new renderings of the author's finest work. Mark Harman's English translations convey the uniqueness of Kafka's German--the wit, irony, and cadence. Expert annotations illuminate Kafka's cultural allusions and...
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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Selected Stories by Franz Kafka offers new renderings of the author's finest work. Mark Harman's English translations convey the uniqueness of Kafka's German--the wit, irony, and cadence. Expert annotations illuminate Kafka's cultural allusions and wordplay, while a biographical introduction places the man and his work in historical context.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on the Translation and the Selection -- Introduction: A Series of Transformations -- Wish to Become an Indian AND The Trees -- The Judgment -- The Transformation -- In the Penal Colony -- A Country Doctor -- An Imperial Message -- The New Lawyer -- Before the Law -- The Concern of a Family Man -- A Report for an Academy -- A Crossbreed -- A Hunger Artist -- Poseidon -- Little Fable -- A Commentary -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgments.
