{"product_id":"metamorphosis-and-other-stories-franz-kafka","title":"Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; \u003ci\u003eMeditation\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his earlier studies; \u003ci\u003eThe Judgement\u003c\/i\u003e, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; \u003ci\u003eThe Stoker\u003c\/i\u003e, the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, and \u003ci\u003eThe Aeroplanes at Brescia\u003c\/i\u003e, Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFranz Kafka (1883-1924) was born of Jewish parents in Prague. Several of his story collections were published in his lifetime and his novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerika\u003c\/i\u003e, were published posthumously by his editor Max Brod.\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator from the German. For Penguin he has translated four books by Hans Fallada, in addition to works by Franz Kafka, Ernst Jünger, Irmgard Keun and Jakob Wassermann.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65928267366749,"sku":"K076509377","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7650937700001A.jpg?v=1789482005","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/metamorphosis-and-other-stories-franz-kafka","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}