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The Burrow and Other Stories - Franz Kafka
A superb new translation by Michael Hofmann of some of Kafka's most frightening and visionary short fiction Strange beasts, night terrors, absurd bureaucrats and sinister places abound in this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. Some are less than a page long, others more substantial; all were unpublished in his lifetime. These matchless short works range from the gleeful miniature horror 'Little Fable' to the off-kilter humour of 'Investigations of a Dog', and from the elaborate waking nightmare of 'Building the Great Wall of China' to the creeping unease of 'The Burrow', where a nameless creature's labyrinthine hiding place turns into a trap of fear and paranoia.
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The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
Kniha - autor Jo Nesbo, 544 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná This outstanding collection of short stories showcases all the writing skill that has made Jo Nesbo the undisputed 'king of all crime writers' (Daily Express) and a repeat Sunday Times #1 bestseller. Filled with dark intrigue, twists and unforgettable characters, these page-turners will have you reading late into the night.
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The Lost World and Other Stories (1847496504)
Kniha - anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Brand-new edition of a major work from the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Fully annotated edition.
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.`Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.'In `The Happy Prince' a statue - jewelled and opulent - keeps careful watch over the city and its inhabitants. Enlisting the help of a swallow, his selfless acts bring comfort to those most in need. `The Nightingale and the Rose' is a tragic tale of personal sacrifice in the name of love, while in `The Selfish Giant' the end of an eternal winter finally brings springtime and happiness.In this collection of enchanting tales from a master storyteller, Oscar Wilde has entranced readers both young and old since publication in the late nineteenth century.
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter
Discover Angela Carter’s classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling.From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.‘Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality’ Ian McEwan‘A quirky, original, and baroque stylist’ Margaret AtwoodFeaturing an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro and other Stories (0099908808)
Kniha - autor Ernest Hemingway, 138 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná
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The Machine Stops and Other Stories - E. M. Forster
A new selection of E. M. Forster's exquisite short stories, now in the beautifully designed Penguin English Library Series'We created the Machine, to do our will, but we cannot make it do our will now.It has robbed us of the sense of space and of the sense of touch, it has blurred every human relation and narrowed down love to a carnal act, it has paralyzed our bodies and our wills, and now it compels us to worship it.'Like his much-loved novels, E. M. Forster's short stories are rich in irony and alive with sharp observations on the surprises life holds.Telling tales of violent events, discomforting coincidences, and other disruptive happenings, his sharp and vivid prose has the ability to throw the characters', and reader's, perceptions and beliefs off balance. Selected to appeal to a new generation of readers around the world, this new selection of short stories in the Penguin English Library series celebrates E. M.Forster's unparalleled skill for storytelling, beginning with his masterful work of science fiction, The Machine Stops.
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Franz Kafka. The Poet of Shame and Guilt - Friedländer
A highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafka’s life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence—in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka’s personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world. In his query, Saul Friedländer probes major aspects of Kafka’s life (family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair) that until now have been skewed by posthumous censorship. Contrary to Kafka’s dying request that all his papers be burned, Max Brod, Kafka’s closest friend and literary executor, edited and published the author’s novels and other works soon after his death in 1924. Friedländer shows that, when reinserted in Kafka’s letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of “sainthood” frequently attached to the writer and thus restore previously hidden aspects of his individuality. Saul Friedländer is a renowned historian of the Holocaust and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History and Club 39 Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies at UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka - Franz Kafka
An essential new translation of the author's complete, uncensored diaries--a revelation of the idiosyncrasies and rough edges of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. Dating from 1909 to 1923, the handwritten diaries contain various kinds of writing: accounts of daily events, reflections, observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, accounts of dreams, as well as finished stories. This volume makes available for the first time in English a comprehensive reconstruction of the diary entries and provides substantial new content, including details, names, literary works, and passages of a sexual nature that were omitted from previous publications. By faithfully reproducing the diaries' distinctive--and often surprisingly unpolished--writing in Kafka's notebooks, translator Ross Benjamin brings to light not only the author's use of the diaries for literary experimentation and private self-expression, but also their value as a work of art in themselves.
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The Kiltem Massacre and other horror stories ()
Audiokniha MP3 - autor Jan Opatřil, čte Ben Holland Audiokniha The Kiltem Massacre and other horror stories vychází z úspěšné a vysoce hodnocené knihy Jana Opatřila Hororové povídky, kterou autor napsal pod pseudonymem Dan Angus. Obsahuje 10 mrazivých povídek + titulní povídku Kiltemský masakr.Knihu z češtiny do angličtiny přeložil renomovaný americký překladatel Alex Zucker. Text načetl američan Ben Holland.Povídky se odehrávají v Čechách i v anglicky mluvících zemích. Titulní povídka Kiltemský masakr se například odehrává ve Skotsku. Kraji, v němž jsou záhady a mystika dosud živé a kde z místní mlhavé a opuštěné krajiny občas vykoukne zřícenina hradu.Okořeňte si svůj život pořádnou porcí hororu a ponořte se do příběhů, ze kterých vám bude zaručeně běhat mráz po zádech.***The audiobook The Kiltem Massacre and other horror stories is based on the successful and highly rated book Horror Stories by Jan Opatřil, written by the author under the pseudonym Dan Angus....
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And You Will Know Us - X: The Godless Void and Other Stories (LP + CD)
Interpret / Téma: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Země původu: Evropská unie Typ: LP deska;Album;CD Hmotnost: 180 g Gramáž desky: 180 g Subžánr: Rock Žánr: Rock Varianta: X: The Godless Void and Other Stories (LP + CD) Barva podle výrobce: Black Balení obsahuje: LP;CD Datum vydání: 2020-01-17 Vydavatelství: Inside Out Music Barva: Černá Dekáda interpreta: 2000 - 2009;2010 - 2019;1990 - 1999;2020 - 2029 Složení setu: 2 ks Rok vydání: 2020.0 Země interpreta: USA Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories - Robert Louis Stevenson
Since his first literary appearance in 1886, the murderous Mr. Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men—including his alter ego, Henry Jekyll—are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed. This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson’s best-known tales of horror, including The Body-Snatcher," "Markheim," "Thrawn Janet," "The Bottle Imp," "The Isle of Voices," "The Waif Woman," "Olalla," and "Will o' the Mill."
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (9780143106487)
Kniha – autor Howard Phillips Lovercraft, anglicky, - autor Howard Phillips Lovercraft, anglicky This is a definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror in a "Penguin Classics" Deluxe edition with cover art by Travis Louie. Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, presents a selection of the master's fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as "The Outsider" to the overpowering cosmic terror of "The Call of Cthulhu". More than just a collection of terrifying tales, this volume reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical- and visionary-American writer.
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The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories - Susan Hillová
A beautiful hardback edition of the famously terrifying ghost story, The Woman in Black, together with four other spine-chilling tales in one beautiful volume. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.This illustrated edition includes four of Susan Hill's scariest ghost stories: Dolly, The Man in the Picture, Printer's Devil Court and The Small Hand. 'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express'No one chills the heart like Susan Hill' Daily TelegraphVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautifulIllustrated by Nick Tankard
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Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carterová
A beautiful hardback edition of Angela Carter's feminist retelling of fairy tales - masterful, seductive and luminous. From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. 'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret AtwoodVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautifulINTRODUCED BY HELEN SIMPSON
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New Dress and Other Stories - Virginia Woolfová
As Mabel Waring takes off her cloak and steps into the drawing room of Clarissa Dalloway, she immediately realizes that something is not right: her pale-yellow silk dress, which she has had specially made for the occasion, is clearly old-fashioned, dowdy and out of place. Everyone seems to be looking at her in dismay or mocking her appearance. Crushed at once by her insecurity, Mabel is pervaded by a sense of selfloathing, and feels utter revulsion for the social world she has tried so hard to impress.Written in 1924 and perhaps intended for inclusion in Mrs Dalloway, a book Woolf was working on at the time, The New Dress is here accompanied by most of the short stories she published in her lifetime, as well as six posthumously published pieces that share the milieu and some of the characters of her celebrated novel. Together, they reveal their author as one of the finest practitioners in the field of short fiction.
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Paris for One and Other Stories (1405928166)
Kniha - autor Jojo Moyes, 288 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Jojo Moyes, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná
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Diaboliad and Other Stories: New Translation - Michail Bulgakov
In Bulgakov's 'Diaboliad', the modest and unassuming office clerk Korotkov is summarily sacked for a trifling error from his job at the Main Central Depot of Match Materials, and tries to seek out his newly assigned superior, responsible for his dismissal. His quest through the labyrinth of Soviet bureaucracy takes on the increasingly surreal dimensions of a nightmare. This early satirical story, reminiscent of Gogol and Dostoevsky, was first published in 1924 and incurred the wrath of pro-Soviet critics.Along with the three other stories in this volume, which also explore the themes of the absurd and bizarre, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the artistic development of the author of The Master and Margarita.
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A Bear Called Paddington and Other Stories - Michael Bond
Bringing together the first three classic novels in one bumper paperback volume, this is the perfect introduction to Paddington Bear!"A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.”When the Brown family find a bear on Paddington station, their lives are soon changed forever… for whether he is settling into his new home, taking an interest in DIY, or going for a picnic on the river – extraordinary things just seem to happen to a bear called Paddington!The first three classic novels – A Bear Called Paddington, More About Paddington and Paddington Helps Out are brought together in this wonderfully entertaining classic collection.
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Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories - Cho Nam-Joo
FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again. Written in Cho Nam-Joo's masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged 10 to 80. Contained in each of these biographies is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age. As with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over. And under Cho Nam-Joo's precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny--not even herself.
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Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories (1838950044)
Kniha - autor Young-Ha Kim, 248 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná “Filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . . . It’s easy enough to see why Kim . . . is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation; pick up this book and find out for yourself.” — Nylon It’s been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six? Diary of a Murderer captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge—between life and death, good and evil. In the titular novella, a former serial killer suffering from memory loss sets his sights on one final target: his daughter’s boyfriend, who he suspects is also a serial killer. In other stories we witness an affair between two childhood friends that questions the limits of loyalty and love; a family’s disintegration after a baby son is kidnapped and recovered years later; and a wild, erotic ride about...
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The Poison Belt and Other Professor Challenger Stories - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Summoned from London, journalist Edward Malone, narrator of Arthur Conan Doyle’s prehistoric-adventure novel The Lost World, finds himself reunited with his erstwhile travelling companions at the country home of their leader, the indomitable Professor Challenger, who, confining his guests in a sealed room with the cylinders of oxygen they have brought at his request, informs them that the Earth is passing through an immense miasma of poisonous ether that will likely extirpate all life. And so the isolated inmates begin a grim and terrifying vigil – but will the toxic vapour dissipate before their limited supply of oxygen is exhausted?Presented here with two short stories representing further thrilling episodes in the illustrious career of Conan Doyle’s other great anti-hero, Professor Challenger – ‘The Disintegration Machine’ and ‘When the World Screamed’ – The Poison Belt is a tour de force of speculative fiction that is the equal of any of the author’s best-known works.The Poison Belt and Other Professor Challenger’s Stories is part of Alma Classics Arthur Conan Doyle Collection which includes: Tales of Adventure and Medical Life, Tales of Long Ago, Tales of Terror and Mystery, Tales of Twilight and the Unseen, The Lost World and The Tragedy of the Korosko.Alma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics.
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A World Apart and Other Stories - Hayes Kathleen - e-kniha
eBook: “It grew dark and a mist spread over the countryside like a curtain. We were at the Bohemian border. Customs control, shouting, the din of the station, and finally the train moved on with a monotonous drone. ‘It was right here that I met Teresa Elinson,’ Marta said, in the corner of the cozy compartment. I replied: ‘Who is Teresa Elinson? I don’t remember you ever mentioning her.’ ‘No, never. It was a kind of adventure. That time too the train hurtled into the dark, where red sparks flew and lights flashed, scattering in the mist...’” Thus begins the story by Růžena Jesenská that gives this book its name. In this anthology, Kathleen Hayes has selected and translated eight stories by Czech female authors at the turn of the 19th and 20th century: a period of female political emancipation and impressive literary development. All of the writers included in the present volume were recognized in their own day and constitute a cross-section of the literary styles of the period. Tilschová’s “A Sad Time” is written in a Naturalist style; Jesenská’s “A World Apart” presents themes and motifs that appealed to the Decadents. Malířová’s “The Sylph” is both diaristic and satirical, while Svobodová’s ironical “A Great Passion”, with its rural setting and folklore motifs, reminds one of the writings of Karel Jaromír Erben. Preissová’s short story may be read as a celebration of folk culture. Benešová’s “Friends” is interesting for its psychological presentation of a child’s point of view and its implicit criticism of anti-Semitism. The book is accompanied by the biographies of each author and an introduction by Kathleen Hayes.
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Franz Kafka: The Drawings - Andreas Kilcher, Pavel Schmidt
The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka's graphic output, including more than 100 newly discovered drawings"The figures he drew stand alone as stories in themselves."-Lauren Christensen, New York Times Book Review"A sensational new book [that] reveals these hitherto hidden artworks for the first time . . . This valuable volume allows us to see how, for Kafka, word and image walk arm in arm."-Benjamin Balint, Jewish Review of BooksThe year 2019 brought a sensational discovery: hundreds of drawings by the writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) were found in a private collection that for decades had been kept under lock and key. Until now, only a few of Kafka's drawings were widely known. Although Kafka is renowned for his written work, his drawings are evidence of what his literary executor Max Brod termed his "double talent." Irresistible and full of fascinating figures, shifting from the realistic to the fantastic, the grotesque, the uncanny, and the carnivalesque, they illuminate a previously unknown side of the quintessential modernist author.Kafka's drawings span his full career, but he drew most intensively in his university years, between 1901 and 1907. An entire booklet of drawings from this period is among the many new discoveries, along with dozens of loose sheets. Published for the first time in English, these newly available materials are collected with his known works in a complete catalogue raisonne of more than 240 illustrations, reproduced in full color. Essays by Andreas Kilcher and Judith Butler provide essential background for this lavish volume, interpreting the drawings in their own right while also reconciling their place in Kafka's larger oeuvre.
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories (1847493785)
Kniha - autor Robert Louis Stevenson, 250 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná One of Stevenson's most famous and enduringly popular works, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable and affable doctor and his brutal associate. Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London, this tale of murder, split personality and obscure science, with its chilling final revelation, became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886 and has enthralled and terrified generations of readers ever since.This volume also contains seven other Gothic stories by Stevenson - such as 'The Body Snatchers', 'Markheim' and 'Olalla' - showcasing the author's mastery of the horror genre and his interest in both the otherworldly and the strange ways the human brain can distort reality.
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For Esme - with Love and Squalor: And Other Stories - David Jerome Salinger
A collection of nine exceptional stories from the acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye'This is the squalid, or moving, part of the story, and the scene changes. The people change, too. I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at liberty to disclose, I've disguised myself so cunningly that even the cleverest reader will fail to recognize me.'This collection of nine stories includes the first appearance of J.D. Salinger's fictional Glass family, introducing Seymour Glass in the unforgettable 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish'. 'The most perfectly balanced collection of stories I know' Ann Patchett
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Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
The best-known novellas and stories of one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century. Included are "The Judgment, " "A Country Doctor, " and "A Hunger Artist." New Foreword by Anne Rice. Review "Kafka's survey of the insectile situation of young Jews in inner Bohemia can hardly be improved upon: 'With their posterior legs they were still glued to their father's Jewishness and with their wavering anterior legs they found no new ground.' There is a sense in which Kafka's Jewish question ('What have I in common with Jews?') has become everybody's question, Jewish alienation the template for all our doubts. What is Muslimness? What is femaleness? What is Polishness? These days we all find our anterior legs flailing before us. We're all insects, all Ungeziefer, now." --Zadie Smith "Kafka engaged in no technical experiments whatsoever; without in any way changing the German language, he stripped it of its involved constructions until it became clear and simple, like everyday speech purified of slang and negligence. The common experience of Kafka's readers is one of general and vague fascination, even in stories they fail to understand, a precise recollection of strange and seemingly absurd images and descriptions--until one day the hidden meaning reveals itself to them with the sudden evidence of a truth simple and incontestable." --Hannah Arendt
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Zámek - Franz Kafka
Zámek – nedokončený román Franze Kafky z roku 1922 – znovu a znovu oslovuje, znovu vybízí k interpretaci a ukazuje možnosti chápání literárního díla. Hrdina K., který se vydává za zeměměřiče, přichází do vesnice a marně se pokouší kontaktovat úředníky ze zámku. Prožívá milostný vztah s výčepní Frídou. Bezvýsledně usiluje o uznání své profese a existence. Naše edice představuje první překlad do češtiny podle kritického německého vydání. Kniha vychází padesát let od posledního překladu a devadesát let od úmrtí autora.
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Trial - Franz Kafka
Written in 1914, The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers. This new edition is based upon the work of an international team of experts who have restored the text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it.
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Castle - Franz Kafka
Kafka's last great, unfinished novel - the book that hangs over the whole modern era like a nightmare. With a new introduction and notes by John Zilcosky The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence.Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.
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Trial - Franz Kafka
Kafka's gripping work of psychological horror, with a new introduction and notes by Carolin Duttlinger A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis--an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life--including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door--becomes increasingly unpredictable.As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.
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Castle - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's final novel tells the haunting tale of a man known only as K. and of his relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain entrance to the Castle. Although Kafka seemed to consider `The Castle` a failure, critics, in wrestling with its enigmatic meaning, have recognized it as one of the great novels of our century.Unfinished at Kafka's death in 1924, the manuscript of `The Castle` was edited for publication by Kafka's friend and literary executor, Max Brod. Both Brod's edition and the English-language translation of it that was prepared by Willa and Edwin Muir in 1930 have long been considered flawed.This new edition of Kafka's terrifying and comic masterpiece is the product of an international team of experts who went back to Kafka's original manuscript and notes to create an edition that is as close as possible to the way the author left it. The `Times Literary Supplement` hailed their work, saying that it will `decisively alter our understanding of Kafka and render previous editions obsolete.`Mark Harman's brilliant translation closely follows the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, revealing levels of comedy, energy, and visual power that have not been previously accessible toEnglish-language readers.W. H. Auden likened Kafka to Dante, Shakespeare, and Goethe as the single most important writer of his age. Here, in this new edition, is a Kafka for the twenty-first century.
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Zámek - Franz Kafka
Jedno z vrcholných děl spisovatele Franze Kafky zobrazuje bezmocný konflikt mezi člověkem a nepřístupnou mašinérií moci. Zeměměřič K. přijíždí do jakési vesnice, aby zde provedl geodetické práce. K samotnému zámku se však, ať se snaží sebevíc, nemůže žádným způsobem dostat. Místní lidé mu, zdá se, nevěří a mají z něho strach. K. se neustále pokouší navázat kontakt s úředníky zámku, ale marně. Román bývá interpretován jako střet člověka s byrokratickým aparátem, ale i nejrůznějšími jinými způsoby, například coby náboženské podobenství nebo metafora touhy po moci. Přitažlivost Zámku, tak jako jiných Kafkových děl, spočívá i v tom, že jednoznačný výklad nenabízí, ale podněcuje čtenáře k přemýšlení a vlastnímu výkladu.
Objev podobné jako Zámek - Franz Kafka
Proces - Franz Kafka
Život se může někdy změnit doslovně z minuty na minutu. Tento pocit musel asi mít i velmi slušný a spořádaný bankovní úředník Josef K. Místo kuchařky se snídaní do jeho pokoje vstoupil úplně cizí muž a z místnosti vedle uslyšel neznámé hlasy. Když se rozhodl s nečekanou situací něco udělat, uslyšel šokující slova. „Jste přece zatčen.“Proces je často označován za vrcholné dílo Franze Kafky. V tomto absurdním románu čtenář může prožít postupnou psychickou změnu člověka, který je drcen nemilosrdným soukolím státní mašinérie. Z dnešního pohledu vnímáme knihu nejen jako prorockou, ale i jednoznačně nadčasovou.
Objev podobné jako Proces - Franz Kafka
Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. One morning, ordinary salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant cockroach. Metamorphosis, Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, is one of the twentieth century's most influential works of fiction, and is accompanied here by two more classic stories. 'He is the greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him' - Vladimir Nabokov Review He is the greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him -- Vladimir Nabokov Kafka described with wonderful imaginative power the future concentration camps, the future instability of the law, the future absolutism of the state, the paralysed, inadequately motivated, floundering lives of the many individual people; everything appeared as a nightmare and with the confusion and inadequacy of a nightmare -- Bertolt Brecht
Objev podobné jako Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka - A Man of His Time and Our Own - Renáta Fučíková, Radek Malý
This lavish book about the most famous native of Prague Franz Kafka is intended for everyone who wishes to learn more about his life and work, and his world. It brings to life the world of Prague German literature, the world of Kafka's interests, family and friends, and also the world of his strange stories, which continue to fascinate and puzzle both readers and experts. The author of the text is the poet, translator and Germanist Radek Maly, twice recipient of the Magnesia Litera Prize. The illustrations have been created by Renáta Fučíková, a leading Czech illustrator and holder of many Czech and international awards.
Objev podobné jako Franz Kafka - A Man of His Time and Our Own - Renáta Fučíková, Radek Malý
Proces (Defekt) - Franz Kafka
Život se může někdy změnit doslovně z minuty na minutu. Tento pocit musel asi mít i velmi slušný a spořádaný bankovní úředník Josef K. Místo kuchařky se snídaní do jeho pokoje vstoupil úplně cizí muž a z místnosti vedle uslyšel neznámé hlasy. Když se rozhodl s nečekanou situací něco udělat, uslyšel šokující slova. „Jste přece zatčen.“Proces je často označován za vrcholné dílo Franze Kafky. V tomto absurdním románu čtenář může prožít postupnou psychickou změnu člověka, který je drcen nemilosrdným soukolím státní mašinérie. Z dnešního pohledu vnímáme knihu nejen jako prorockou, ale i jednoznačně nadčasovou.
Objev podobné jako Proces (Defekt) - Franz Kafka
Proces (Defekt) - Franz Kafka
Život se může někdy změnit doslovně z minuty na minutu. Tento pocit musel asi mít i velmi slušný a spořádaný bankovní úředník Josef K. Místo kuchařky se snídaní do jeho pokoje vstoupil úplně cizí muž a z místnosti vedle uslyšel neznámé hlasy. Když se rozhodl s nečekanou situací něco udělat, uslyšel šokující slova. „Jste přece zatčen.“Proces je často označován za vrcholné dílo Franze Kafky. V tomto absurdním románu čtenář může prožít postupnou psychickou změnu člověka, který je drcen nemilosrdným soukolím státní mašinérie. Z dnešního pohledu vnímáme knihu nejen jako prorockou, ale i jednoznačně nadčasovou.
Objev podobné jako Proces (Defekt) - Franz Kafka
Strom noci a jiné povídky/ A Tree of Night and Other Stories: Bilingvní (978-80-257-0612-1)
Kniha – autor Truman Capote, 276 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná - anglicky Bilingvní vydání povídkové knihy známého amerického prozaika a esejisty, jenž se proslavil jako autor mistrně napsaných krátkých textů. Již jako devatenáctiletý získal Cenu O. Henryho za svou povídku Miriam, která je součástí této sbírky. T. Capote je autorem literárního textu Chladnokrevně, ve kterém rekonstruuje brutální zločin., jenž otřásl Spojenými státy v roce 1959.
Objev podobné jako Strom noci a jiné povídky/ A Tree of Night and Other Stories: Bilingvní (978-80-257-0612-1)
Amerika - Franz Kafka - e-kniha
eBook: Rodiče poslali šestnáctiletého Karla Rossmana do Ameriky. Chtěli se vyhnout pikantnímu skandálu – chlapce totiž svedla jejich služka. Pracovitého a čestného, nicméně i velmi naivního hocha na začátku ubytuje zámožný strýc. Brzy se nepohodnou, Karel dostane kufr, jízdenku do San Franciska a musí se začít protloukat životem na vlastní pěst. Podle některých odborníků je román Amerika nejlepší Kafkova kniha. Kromě typických popisů osamocení v absurdním a bezohledném světě v ní najdeme také nemalou dávku specifického situačního humoru, který není u tohoto autora příliš obvyklý.
Objev podobné jako Amerika - Franz Kafka - e-kniha
Proces - Franz Kafka - e-kniha
eBook: Život se může někdy změnit doslovně z minuty na minutu. Tento pocit musel asi mít i velmi slušný a spořádaný bankovní úředník Josef K. Místo kuchařky se snídaní do jeho pokoje vstoupil úplně cizí muž a z místnosti vedle uslyšel neznámé hlasy. Když se rozhodl s nečekanou situací něco udělat, uslyšel šokující slova. „Jste přece zatčen.“Proces je často označován za vrcholné dílo Franze Kafky. V tomto absurdním románu čtenář může prožít postupnou psychickou změnu člověka, který je drcen nemilosrdným soukolím státní mašinérie. Z dnešního pohledu vnímáme knihu nejen jako prorockou, ale i jednoznačně nadčasovou.
Objev podobné jako Proces - Franz Kafka - e-kniha
Popis jednoho zápasu - Franz Kafka
Próza Popis jednoho zápasu je prvním Kafkovým rozsáhlejším literárním pokusem, který se dochoval. Je to typ experimentální literatury, avšak ne ve smyslu programového experimentu, jaký známe ze soudobého i pozdějšího modernismu a avantgardy. Autor si tu - chtěje zachytit vnější, ale především svůj vnitřní svět naprosto přesně a autenticky, bez ohledu na literární konvence a vzory - doslova zkoušel, jak, či zda vůbec, dovede vyjádřit to, co vidí, i své nálady, afekty, zážitky, ale také, v neposlední míře, své fantazie a sny. Popis jednoho zápasu dává možnost nahlédnout do počátků procesu, v němž krystalizoval Kafkův specifický, ve 20. století s ničím nesrovnatelný způsob psaní a znázorňování světa. Celý text pozůstává z řady víceméně samostatných úseků bez vzájemné souvislosti, která by ukazovala na nějaký jednotný ideový záměr nebo dějový plán. O psychologické motivaci jednání postav nemůže být řeč, postavy nepředstavují žádné pevně dané charaktery. Ani sám vypravěč v první osobě není uchopitelný jako jednotná instance. V atmosféře textu lze vysledovat zřetelný pocit ohrožení, ale není to spíš nespokojenost sama se sebou, pocit trapnosti z vlastní existence? Zřejmé je, že na takové otázky se Kafka svým textem nesnaží dávat žádné odpovědi; pouze konstatuje jisté stavy, podává "popis". Což platí pro celé vydávané životní dílo. Popis jednoho zápasu je z tohoto hlediska prvním vyjádřením toho, že Kafka přikládal svému "psaní" přímo existenciální závažnost: psaní pro něj byla životní potřeba či nutnost, jediná činnost, jež ho cele naplňovala; takové naplnění mu, jak si postupně uvědomoval, nemohlo poskytnout povolání, manželství, společenské postavení či jiné konstanty života. Účelem (a pro něj samého zdůvodněním) již tohoto raného textu tedy pro něj nebylo napsat kus literatury, nýbrž "popsat", tj. sepsat si z duše všechny možné obavy, nejistoty a nenaplněné potřeby, s nimiž se nedokázal vyrovnat v reálném životě. Kafka tedy nepsal, aby oslovil čtenáře, nýbrž psal takříkajíc pro sebe - a úžasný, dodnes nevysvětlený paradox jeho odkazu je, že tím svým psaním pro sebe oslovil a hluboko zasáhl tolik čtenářů jako málokterý spisovatel 20. století.
Objev podobné jako Popis jednoho zápasu - Franz Kafka
Letters to Milena - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's letters to his one-time muse, Milena Jesenska - an intimate window into the desires and hopes of the twentieth-century's most prophetic and important writerKafka first made the acquaintance of Milena Jesenska in 1920 when she was translating his early short prose into Czech, and their relationship quickly developed into a deep attachment. Such was his feeling for her that Kafka showed her his diaries and, in doing so, laid bare his heart and his conscience. While at times Milena's 'genius for living' gave Kafka new life, it ultimately exhausted him, and their relationship was to last little over two years. In 1924 Kafka died in a sanatorium near Vienna, and Milena died in 1944 at the hands of the Nazis, leaving these letters as a moving record of their relationship.
Objev podobné jako Letters to Milena - Franz Kafka
Proměna a jiné povídky - Franz Kafka
Mladý a pracovitý obchodní cestující Řehoř Samsa, na jehož platu závisí fungování celé rodiny, se jednoho dne probudí a zjistí, že se změnil v jakýsi odporný hmyz a místo normálních slov se mu z úst linou jen zvláštní zvuky. Bohužel jeho mysl zůstala lidská a tak musí postupně sledovat, jak se mu jeho nejbližší vzdalují... Kromě Proměny, která je asi nejslavnější povídkou Franze Kafky a inspirovala filmaře k natočení věhlasného hororu Moucha, kniha obsahuje i další neméně zdařilé příběhy, jako například Ortel, V kárném táboře a původně samostatnou sbírku Drobné povídky otci, kde najdeme i známé vyprávění Venkovský lékař.
Objev podobné jako Proměna a jiné povídky - Franz Kafka
Ortel / V kárném táboře - Franz Kafka
V povídkách Ortel i V kárném táboře rezonuje téma soudu a rozsudku. Obě díla patří k několika málo textům, které měly zůstat na Kafkovo přání po jeho smrti zachovány. V tomto svazku vycházejí společně v novém překladu. Rozsáhlá odborná literatura interpretuje povídku Ortel z nejrůznějších zorných úhlů - výklady sahají od prostého konstatování zřejmých paralel mezi životem hlavního hrdiny Georga a Kafkovým (vztah ke snoubence, složitý vztah mezi synem a otcem, resp. mezi jejich světy) přes úvahy o obecné podstatě soudu či rozsudku až po existencialistické náhledy na člověka a společnost. Způsob, jímž Kafka zkoumá lidskou duši a motivace, o které se opírá naše konání, většina studií shodně uvádí do spojitosti s teoriemi Friedricha Nietzscheho a Sigmunda Freuda. Kafkovské téma soudu a rozsudku rezonuje i v povídce V kárném táboře, zde je však dovedeno do hrůzyplné krajnosti. Proceduru mučení svěřil Kafka programovatelnému stroji, zatímco katův úkol spočívá pouze v dohlížení na bezchybný chod mašiny, jejíž kódy nikdo, kromě kata, nezná. Alibismus a odmítání odpovědnosti a viny působí zvláště dnes, kdy roboti vykonávají mnohem složitější práci, jako sotva překonatelný znak nelidskosti. Povídka Ortel (Das Urteil) pochází z roku 1912, povídku V kárném táboře (In der Strafkolonie) napsal Kafka v říjnu 1914. Sám Kafka dospěl k závěru, že by se mohly spolu s povídkou Proměna publikovat pod názvem Tresty (Strafen).
Objev podobné jako Ortel / V kárném táboře - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka - Život v Praze - Harald Salfellner
"Franz Kafka byl Praha a Praha byla Franz Kafka", napsal kdysi Johannes Urzidil. A skutečně, kdo se vydá po stopách života Franze Kafky, toho cesta zavede přímo do srdce starého císařského města nad Vltavou. Až do morku kostí, celou svou bytostí je spisovatel Kafka zakořeněn v pražské půdě, všude v jeho díle probleskuje na povrch město a jeho lidé. Tento kompaktní průvodce zve čtenáře do Kafkova světa. Učí jej vidět Prahu tak, jak ji viděl Kafka. Při tom se tato publikace, překypující více než 150 historickými vyobrazeními a hojnými citáty z Kafkova díla a korespondence, stala díky autorově hutnému vypravěčskému stylu sama pražskou klasikou. Kniha je neustále průběžně aktualizována tak, aby odpovídala nejnovějšímu stavu poznání Kafkova života a díla, a je už dlouho ve svých četných vydáních nesporným standardním dílem pro všechny, kdož se chtějí nechat vést ... a svést: k intimní známosti se?spisovatelem Franzem Kafkou i Zlatou Prahou, jaká byla před zhruba sto lety.
Objev podobné jako Franz Kafka - Život v Praze - Harald Salfellner
The Fall of the House Usher and Other Writings (0141439815)
Kniha - 560 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Edited with an Introduction by David Galloway.
Objev podobné jako The Fall of the House Usher and Other Writings (0141439815)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales (0141198974)
Kniha - autor Edgar Allan Poe, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Penguin English Library Edition of The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe '... an agility astounding, a strength superhuman, a ferocity brutal, a butchery without motive, a grotesquerie in horror absolutely alien from humanity...' Horror, madness, violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales, including - among others - the bloody, brutal and baffling murder of a mother and daughter in Paris in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', the creeping insanity of 'The Tell-Tale Heart', the Gothic nightmare of 'The Masque of the Red Death', and the terrible doom of 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Objev podobné jako The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales (0141198974)
Franz Kafka a Praha: Literární průvodce (978-80-7253-324-4)
Kniha - autor Harald Salfellner, 120 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá „Franz Kafka byl Praha a Praha byla Franz Kafka“, napsal kdysi Johannes Urzidil. A skutečně, kdo se vydá po stopách života Franze Kafky, toho cesta zavede přímo do srdce starého císařského města nad Vltavou. Až do morku kostí, celou svou bytostí je spisovatel Kafka zakořeněn v pražské půdě, všude v jeho díle probleskuje na povrch město a jeho lidé. Tento kompaktní průvodce zve čtenáře do Kafkova světa. Učí jej vidět Prahu tak, jak ji viděl Kafka. Při tom se tato publikace, překypující více než 150 historickými vyobrazeními a hojnými citáty z Kafkova díla a korespondence, stala díky autorově hutnému vypravěčskému stylu sama pražskou klasikou. Kniha je neustále průběžně aktualizována tak, aby odpovídala nejnovějšímu stavu poznání Kafkova života a díla, a je už dlouho ve svých četných vydáních nesporným standardním dílem pro všechny, kdož se chtějí nechat vést ... a svést: k intimní...
Objev podobné jako Franz Kafka a Praha: Literární průvodce (978-80-7253-324-4)
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays (0451531892)
Kniha - 240 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Importance of Being Earnest displays Wilde s wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best. This edition includes an appendix that restores the missing material from the original four-act version, as well as two other plays Lady Windermere s Fan and Salome. Revised reissue.
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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays (0140436065)
Kniha - autor Oscar Wilde, 464 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Includes "Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome, A Woman Of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, A Florentine Tragedy" and a full version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" *Also appeared in May 2002 Buyer's Notes*
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