Kafka published two collections of short stories in his lifetime, A
Country Doctor: Little Tales (1919) and A Hunger Artist: Four
Stories (1924). Both collections are included in their entirety in
this edition, which also contains other uncollected stories and a
selection of posthumously published works that have become part of
the Kafka canon. Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous,
these stories approach human experience at a tangent: a singing
mouse, an ape, an inquisitive dog, and a paranoid burrowing
creature are among the protagonists, as well as the professional
hunger artist. The tales are among Kafka's best-known, haunting and
compelling satires on the human condition, on art and artists, and
on life itself, which complement his major fictions. Translated by
the award-winning Joyce Crick, the book includes an invaluable
introduction, notes, and other editorial material by renowned Kafka
scholar Ritchie Robertson. There is also a Biographical Preface, an
up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. This
volume completes an Oxford World's Classics set of five Kafka
works, in distinctive complementary cover designs.
About the Series For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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