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Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Penguin Modern Classics
Franz Kafka (author), Michael Hofmann (translator)
Paperback (30 Jan 2020)


A collection of Kafkas greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann

Kafkas masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis, the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the rest of his works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Contemplation, a collection of his earlier short studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of a novel set in America; and an eyewitness account of an air display. Together, these stories, fragments and miniature gems reveal the breadth of his vision, his sense of the absurd, and above all his acute, uncanny wit.

Translated with an introduction by Michael Hofmann


Product details

Format Paperback | 272 pages
Dimensions 129 x 198 x 15mm | 202g
Publication date 30 Jan 2020
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
ISBN13 9780241436240
Bestsellers rank 58,033