The Complete Stories

Franz Kafka, (Editor) Nahum N. Glatzer, (Foreword) John Updike

ISBN 10: 0805210555 / ISBN 13: 9780805210552

Published by Schocken Books, 1995

Born in Prague in 1883, Franz Kafka created a new genre of fiction, combining fantasy and horror in his narratives of quotidian life in a way that has come to symbolize the terrors and anxieties of the twentieth century. The 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. Seller Inventory # 2172999

Synopsis:

How many writers get their own adjective? The work of this terminally alienated master narrator of the subconscious demanded a new descriptor; I guess they gave up and just settled on "Kafkaesque." But if you ever wonder what the original Kafkaesque work was, take a look here. The book contains all of Kafka's short and longer stories -- everything but his three novels. Most of these stories weren't even published during the author's lifetime. The widely-anthologized The Metamorphosis is here, wherein Gregor Samsa awakes from uneasy dreams to find himself insectoidally transformed, as are equally lovely pieces like A Hunger Artist, A Country Doctor and A Little Woman. The only available collection that brings together all of Kafka's stories--those published during his lifetime and those released after his death.

About the Author: Franz Kafka was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories, including "The Metamorphosis," "The Judgment," and "The Stoker." He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Complete Stories
Publisher: Schocken Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New