{"title":"Franz Kafka PDF E-Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-castle","title":"The Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial—\u003c\/i\u003eone of the greatest writers of the twentieth century—the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArriving in a village to take up the position of land surveyor for the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e's original manuscript was left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, Mark Harman’s new translation reveals levels of comedy, energy, and visual power previously unknown to English language readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787123720466,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/TheCastle.jpg?v=1765717651"},{"product_id":"amerika","title":"Amerika","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Willa and Edwin Muir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by E. L. 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Doctorow in his new foreword. \"Kafka made his novel from his own mind's mythic elements,\" Doctorow explains, \"and the research data that caught his eye were bent like rays in a field of gravity.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787123884306,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/Amerika.jpg?v=1765717810"},{"product_id":"the-complete-stories","title":"The Complete Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787123982610,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/TheCompleteStories.jpg?v=1765717927"},{"product_id":"a-hunger-artist","title":"A Hunger Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last book published during Kafka's lifetime, A Hunger Artist (1924) explores many of the themes that were close to him: spiritual poverty, asceticism, futility, and the alienation of the modern artist. He edited the manuscript just before his death, and these four stories are some of his best known and most powerful work, marking his maturity as a writer. In addition to \"First Sorrow,\" \"A Little Woman,\" and \"Josephine, the Singer,\" is the title story, \"A Hunger Artist,\" which has been called by the critic Heinz Politzer \"a perfection, a fatal fulfillment that expresses Kafka's desire for permanence.\" The three volumes Twisted Spoon has published: Contemplation, A Country Doctor, and A Hunger Artist represent the collections of stories that Kafka had published during his lifetime. Though each volume has its own distinctive character, they have most often appeared in English in collected editions. They are presented here as separate editions, in new translations, each with its own illustrator from the Prague community. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787124080914,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/AHungerArtist.jpg?v=1765718043"},{"product_id":"the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories","title":"The Metamorphosis and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirtually unknown during his lifetime, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is now one of the world's most widely read and discussed authors. 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