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Only yesterday, Gregor Samsa was a meek salesman, browbeaten by his
unappreciative employer and depended on fiercely by his ungrateful
family. This morning, Gregor awakens to discover that, overnight,
he has been transformed into a monstrous insect. As Gregor
frantically tries to conceal his predicament, neither his family
nor his unsympathetic employer accept that a terrible metamorphosis
has upended his existence. Is Gregor’s condition only temporary?
Will he eventually revert back to the person he was and resume his
normal life? Or might he have to accept that his transformation is
only an outward expression of how he—and those in his
life—actually see him? First published in 1915, Kafka’s
best-known tale has inspired numerous interpretations for more than
a century and helped to establish the term “Kafkaesque†as a
reference to a bizarre and nightmarish experience. This collection
of his short fiction, in a new translation, includes more than 30
of his short stories and sketches, including “In the Penal
Colony,†“The Stoker,†“The Judgment,†“A Country
Doctor,†“A Hunger Artist,†and more. Â
The story itself, Kafka's most famous, hardly needs describing -
a travelling salesman, Gregor Samsa, wakes up one morning to find
he has been transformed into an enormous bug - but Faber Finds is
offering something rare, the very first English translation which
has been out of print for over sixty years.
This pioneering translation by A. L. Lloyd was first published
in 1937. A. L. Lloyd was multi-talented: ethnomusicologist,
journalist, radio and television broadcaster, and translator. In
this his centenary year (2008) Faber Finds is celebrating him in
his first and last roles. His major work, Folk Song in England, is
being reissued as are his Lorca and Kafka translations. As well as
both being published in 1937 both were firsts; has anyone else had
Spanish and German translations published in the same year?
It should also be mentioned that A. L. Lloyd was a lifelong
communist. It is a delicious irony therefore that one of the first
reviews of the Kafka was by Evelyn Waugh in the short-lived "Night"
"and Day"; it was a good one too.
A fresh translation of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" from David
Wyllie.
Like George Orwell, Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of
nightmare, but in Kafka's world, it is never completely clear just
what the nightmare is. The Trial, where the rules are hidden from
even the highest officials, and if there is any help to be had, it
will come from unexpected sources, is a chilling, blackly amusing
tale that maintains, to the very end, a relentless atmosphere of
disorientation. Superficially about bureaucracy, it is in the last
resort a description of the absurdity of 'normal' human nature.
Still more enigmatic is The Castle. Is it an allegory of a
quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject?
The search by a central European Jew for acceptance into a dominant
culture? A spiritual quest for grace or salvation? An individual's
struggle between his sense of independence and his need for
approval? Is it all of these things? And K? Is he opportunist,
victim, or an outsider battling against elusive authority? Finally,
in his fables, Kafka deals in dark and quirkily humorous terms with
the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance, and
no reliable guidance to resolving our existential and emotional
uncertainties and anxieties.
Superb collection by modern master explores the complexity, anxiety and futility of modern life. Excellent new English translations of the title story (considered by many critics Kafka's most perfect work), plus "The Judgment," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor" and "A Report to an Academy." Note.
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On the day after his thirtieth birthday, Josef K, a bank teller, is
arrested by two mysterious agents of an unspecified organization.
Confused and shocked, Josef inquires about the crime he is being
accused of, but the agents will not answer, leaving Josef to decide
what he feels most guilty for. Though he is not imprisoned, Josef
is told to await further instructions. Tortured by the unknown,
Josef returns to his home and tries to guess what he could be
charged for. His landlady, Frau Grubach, feels amicably about Josef
despite the arrest and wishes to help. She speculates that he is
likely being punished for his promiscuous behavior involving one of
his neighbors. Josef is unable to confirm this, but he does go to
his neighbor, Fraulien, for comfort. While she does accept his
affection and kiss at first, Fraulien later rejects Josef's
advances. When he returns home, he is given unclear instructions
for his court appearance. With an address, but not a specific
report time, Josef arrives late to his trial, angering the
assembly. When Josef vents his frustrations about the absurdity of
the trial, he upsets the court even more. Still unclear on the
charges he faces and the possible punishment, Josef feels the
weight of guilt and the immeasurable high stakes as the trial
proceeds. While he is thrown in a whirlwind of chaos and
uncertainty, Josef pleas his innocence as he still investigates
what crime he is being tried for. Through brilliant symbolism and
excellent characterization, The Trial by Franz Kafka is an
intelligent and intriguing perspective on the innerworkings of the
justice system, told from the point of view of the guilty or
accused. Published posthumously in 1925, The Trial has become one
of Franz Kafka's most popular works, and has been adapted for film,
radio, and theater. With several interpretations and possible
meanings, Franz Kafka's The Trial provides a thrilling and
thought-provoking reading experience for contemporary audiences.
This edition of The Trial by Franz Kafka is accessible for modern
readers with features such as its new, striking cover design and
the stylish, readable font it is printed in.
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