Hungerkunstler by Kafka Franz, First Edition (13 results)

Leinen. Condition: gut. EA. - Hungerkünstler - gut erhaltene Erstauflage mit Umschlagbild und Bild von Kafka im Vorsatz, Das Schloss - mit Originalumschlag , Nachwort von Max Brod In deutscher Sprache. 173/315 pages.

1. Aufl. Gestaltung: Jürgen Schlotter. - Herausgegeben von Marc Wnuck. (NEU, Original-eingeschweisstes Ex. - verlagsfrisch! / new - in original wrapping) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 ill. OLeinen / Hardcover (cloth).

85 S., 1 Bl. 8° (20 x 14 cm). Grüne Original-Leinwand mit Deckel- und Rückenschild (Entwurf: Georg Salter). Erste Ausgabe. - Die Romane des XX. Jahrhunderts. - Enthält die vier Erzählungen: Erstes Leid; Eine kleine Frau; Ein Hungerkünstler; Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse. - "Das Buch erschien erst nach Kafkas Tod; aufgrund der aktiven Teilnahme Kafkas an der Herstellung seiner gültigen Textgestalt ist es jedoch nur im äußerlichsten Sinne des Wortes als postume Publikation zu bezeichnen, richtig verstanden ist es der tatsächlich letzte Druck zu seinen Lebzeiten. Die Höhe der Auflage (vielleicht zweitausend, höchstens dreitausend Stück) ist [.] nicht bekannt" (Dietz, S. 129 f.). - Vorsätze leicht stockfleckig, Vortitel mit teilweiser Rasur eines Namensstempels, vorderer Innendeckel mit beschädigtem Exlibris. Einband etwas lichtrandig. Schönes Exemplar. *Dietz 66. Hemmerle 27. Raabe 146, 7. Wilpert/Gühring 7. Gewicht (Gramm): 250.

85 S., 1 Bl. (= Die Romane des XX. Jahrhunderts). - Erste Ausgabe. - W.-G. 7. Raabe 146, 7. - Der Sammelband "Ein Hungerkünstler" erschien Ende August 1924 als letztes Buch Kafkas. Es enthält neben der titelgebenden Erzählung "Ein Hungerkünstler" die Kurzgeschichten "Erstes Leid", "Eine kleine Frau" und "Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse". - "Ein Hungerkünstler" is a short story by Franz Kafka first published in Die neue Rundschau in 1922. The story was also included in the collection A Hunger Artist (Ein Hungerkünstler), the last book Kafka prepared for publication, which was printed by Verlag Die Schmiede shortly after his death. The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is typically Kafkaesque: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large. `A Hunger Artist` explores themes such as death, art, isolation, asceticism, spiritual poverty, futility, personal failure and the corruption of human relationships. The title of the story has also been translated as `A Fasting Artist` and `A Starvation Artist`." (Wikipedia Abruf vom 24.11.2023). - Gebräunt. Unbeschnitten. S. 40 - 41 fleckig sonst nur gering. fleckig. Vorsatz mit hs. Initialen V. P. in Bleistift. Buchblock minimal angebrochen. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 200 8°. OLwd. (gebräunt, Gebrssprn., Rückenschild defekt).

Hardcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Erstdruck dieser Erzählung von Franz Kafka in der "Neuen Rundschau". Die Erstpublikation in Buchform erfolgte erst 2 Jahre später im Verlag "Die Schmiede". Die Erzählung ist in der "Neuen Rundschau" durch zwei größere Einschnitte in 3 Teile gegliedert. Der Druck des Sammelbandes "Ein Hungerkünstler" kennt nur noch den zweiten größeren Einschnitt. vgl. Dietz 62, Seite 123. Halbpergament-Einband mit goldenem Rückentitel und Kopfgoldschnitt. Vorsätze und Titelblatt stockfleckig. Der Text von Kafka, auf den Seiten 983-992, ist hiervon nicht betroffen und fleckenfrei.

Hardcover. 3 Bl., S. 673-1264. Ohpgmt. Gr.8°. Erste Ausgabe. Vorderschnitt stockfleckig. Sehr leichte Feuchtigkeitsspur an der oberen Ecke des hinteren Deckels . First printing, fine copy. Original publisher's halfvellum-binding. Buch.

Berlin, Verlag die Schmiede, collana «Die Romane des XX. Jahrhunderts 1924, Edizione originale nella rara emissione con piatti decorati in carta-colla. Diffuse mancanze ai piatti dovute alla fragile decorazione e piccole lacerazioni al dorso, per il resto ottimo esemplare, molto pulito all'interno. La prima raccolta postuma di Kafka, pubblicata nell'estate del 1924 dalla berlinese Die Schmiede (che l'anno successivo avrebbe dato alle stampe anche il capolavoro incompiuto «Der Process») seguendo, tramite l'amico ed esecutore testamentario Max Brod, le ultime volontà di Kafka. Già apparso nell'ottobre del 1922 sulla rivista «Die neue Rundschau», «Ein Hungerkünstler» vide la luce in volume in due differenti emissioni che raccoglievano, oltre allo straordinario racconto omonimo in cui si fondono le più profonde riflessioni e ossessioni dello scrittore boemo, le storie brevi «Esrtes Leid» («Primo dolore»), «Eine Kleine Frau» («Una donnina») e «Josefine, die Sängerin» («Josefine la cantante»). A partire dall'ideazione di copertina di Georg Salter, il volume apparve infatti in una legatura in tela verde con titoli su tasselli applicati al piatto e al dorso e in una con piatti in cartonato decorati a mano in carta-colla (ovvero attraverso una miscela di pigmenti e colla) con striature verde-marroni. Venduta a 3 marchi contro i 4 dell'emissione in tela ma straordinaria nella sua composizione, è a questa seconda tiratura che appartiene l'esemplare qui presentato, di assoluto fascino nella costituzionale fragilità della decorazione. in 16°, cartonato decorato a mano in carta-colla, tassello azzurro con titoli rossi applicata al piatto e al dorso (ideazione di copertina di Georg Salter), pp. 85 [3], sguardie mute. Edizione originale nella rara emissione con piatti decorati in carta-colla. Diffuse mancanze ai piatti dovute alla fragile decorazione e piccole lacerazioni al dorso, per il resto ottimo esemplare, molto pulito all'interno. cartonato decorato a mano in carta-colla, tassello azzurro con titoli rossi applicata al piatto e al dorso (ideazione di copertina di Georg Salter),

* 85 Seiten, 1 Blatt. 20 x 13,5 cm. Grüner Original-Leinenband (Rücken und Oberkante der Deckel verblichen) mit rot-blauem Rücken- und Deckelschild. (Die Romane des XX. Jahrhunderts). *** Wilpert-Gühring 7. Raabe, Autoren 146, 7. Dietz, 66. - Erste Ausgabe. - Gedruckt bei Poeschel & Trepte in Leipzig. Einbandentwurf Georg Salter, Berlin. - Der Sammelband erschien Ende August 1924 als letztes Buch Kafkas und enthält neben der titelgebenden Erzählung die drei Prosatexte "Erstes Leid"; "Eine kleine Frau"; "Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse". - "Das Buch erschien erst nach Kafkas Tod; aufgrund der aktiven Teilnahme Kafkas an der Herstellung seiner gültigen Textgestalt ist es jedoch nur im äußerlichsten Sinne des Wortes als postume Publikation zu bezeichnen, richtig verstanden ist es der tatsächlich letzte Druck zu seinen Lebzeiten" (Dietz, Seite 130). - Beiliegend: Blatt mit Verlagswerbung zu den von Max Brod aus dem Nachlass von Franz Kafka herausgegebenen Werken. - Sauberes und schönes Exemplar.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing in the October, 1922 issue of Die Neue Rundschau(one of the most respected literary magazines of Germany - in publication since 1890). A Fine copy in custom clamshell box.*** An exacting artist grapples with feelings of alienation born in part from an unappreciative audience - a feeling most foreign, no? *** he indirectly lifted this piece to significant stature in his oeuvre by exempting it from the wish of annihilation that he had decreed for most of his other works. In addition, he chose it as the title story for the last volume of stories that he was able to oversee *** Kafka, at the time he wrote this story, was already severely ill with tuberculosis of the larynx, very thin, and able to eat only with great difficulty. Many have seen his interest in this subject matter arising from his physical condition. *** The story depicts a circus spectacle that was popular in the latter part of the nineteenth century and existed until World War I. Like each of the final four stories that Kafka wrote during the last two years of his life, it has as its central figure an individual approaching the end of a life that might be considered futile. With historical accuracy it portrays a hunger artist, whose talent and profession is fasting for pay. Enclosed in a cage, he is observed by the public. To the hunger artist, fasting is both art and life. (A Franz Kafka Encyclopedia)***Please email us for better pricing.***.

Hardcover. First editions. 189, 69, 86 pages respectively. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. The first two works published in a Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Only a few of Kafka's works were published during his lifetime: Ein Landarzt (A Country Doctor) is one, He prepared Ein Hungerkünstler (A Hunger Artist) for print, but it was not published until after his death, thanks to Max Brod, Kafka's friend and literary executor who ignored Kafka's request to destroy his unpublished work. Text in German. Bright, clean and very fresh copy. Orig. green cloth spine, Art Deco decorated cloth with blue spine label printed in gilt. Fine.

8vo. 85 S., 1 Bl. OPp. m. Deckel- u. Rückenschild (Einbandentwurf von Georg Salter). Blauer Kopfschnitt, sonst unbeschnitten. WG 7. - Dietz 66. - Erste Ausgabe. - Die Romane des XX. Jahrhunderts. - Der erstmals nicht bei Kurt Wolff erschienene Band kam wenige Monate nach Kafkas Tode heraus, er hat noch selbst an den Korrekturen gearbeitet. - Enthält: Erstes Leid; Eine kleine Frau; Ein Hungerkünstler; Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse. - Beiliegend Verlagsprospekt zu den Werken aus dem Nachlaß. - Kanten etw. berieben, m. winzigen Abriebstellen, Rückenschild nur leicht verblaßt. Innen von bester Erhaltung. Insgesamt ein vorzügliches Exemplar. gr.

Condition: Near fine. First Edition. (in German) The last collection of short stories to be finished before Kafka's death, though it was published posthumously. Original green cloth (it was also published in paper boards), spine and extremities faded, front hinge starting, but holding strong, near fine. The title story was published 2 years earlier in Die Neue Rundschau magazine, the other three appeared for the first time in this book. The four stories comprising Kafka's final collection, "Ein Hungerkünstler," are a culmination of his literary preoccupations with artistic alienation and the futility of human endeavor. Reading these stories it is easy to see how they form a cohesive thematic quartet despite their disparate subjects, each examining the relationship between the exceptional individual and an indifferent community. In "Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse," perhaps the most enigmatic of the four tales, Kafka constructs a complex allegory of artistic exceptionalism through the figure of Josephine, a mouse whose singingwhich the narrator suggests may be nothing more than ordinary squeakingcommands unusual attention from her mouse community. The narrative's persistent ambiguity regarding the actual quality of Josephine's art creates a tension between the performer's self-perception and the community's response, foregrounding questions about the social function of art. Unlike the hunger artist whose talent is measurable (through his capacity to endure prolonged fasting), Josephine's artistry remains fundamentally unverifiable, existing primarily through collective acknowledgment rather than objective criteria. This unstable ontological status of the artistic performance destabilizes conventional hierarchies between artist and audience, suggesting that artistic value emerges not from inherent qualities but from the complex social negotiations between performer and community. The story's final movement, documenting Josephine's disappearance and rapid forgetting by her community, offers Kafka's most poignant commentary on artistic legacythe once-celebrated performer vanishes "like a legend dissolving into the ordinary," leaving no trace of her supposedly transformative art.

First edition, first printing, scarce cloth issue, of this collection of four short stories, the last to be finished by the author, published a few months after his death. There was also an issue in patterned paper boards. The stories are marked by Kafka's illness. His friend Robert Klopstock remembered the author in his last days: "When he finished the correction, which must have been a considerable, not only mental effort, but a kind of shocking spiritual re-encounter for him, the tears rolled down his face for a long time". In addition to the title piece, the collection includes includes "Ersted Lied", "Eine kleine Frau", and "Josefine die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse". Herman Hesse wrote that "Erstes Lied" revealed Kafka as "a secret master and king of the German language". The binding was designed by the German-American artist George Salter, who devised similar bindings for Kafka's other posthumous publications. Flores, p. 6. Octavo. Original green cloth, blue paper labels to spine and front cover printed in dark red, top edge yellow. Spine sunned as often, a near-fine copy.