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The haunting classic about hope, fear and absurdity - Franz Kafka''s The Castle is an expressionistic masterpiece.An imposing castle looms over a village and no one seems to be allowed inside...not even K., the Land Surveyor whose livelihood depends on getting inside. Though never completed due to Kafka''s untimely death, The Castle paints a striking image of absurdity and the nature of existence itself. A crucial piece of 20th century literature, this is a necessary addition to every reader''s shelf.This edition features a new translation by Debra De-Jong, an insightful introduction, and a bold, atmospheric cover design.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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''K. kept feeling that he had lost himself, or was further away in a strange land than anyone had ever been before''A remote village covered almost permanently in snow and dominated by a castle and its staff of dictatorial, sexually predatory bureaucrats - this is the setting for Kafka''s story about a man seeking both acceptance in the village and access to the castle. Kafka breaks new ground in evoking a dense village community fraught with tensions, and recounting an often poignant, occasionally farcical love-affair. He also explores the relation between the individual and power, and asks why the villagers so readily submit to an authority which may exist only in their collective imagination.Published only after Kafka''s death, The Castle appeared in the same decade as modernist masterpieces by Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Mann and Proust, and is among the central works of modern literature. This translation follows the text established by critical scholarship, and manuscript variants are mentioned in the notes. The introduction provides guidance to the text without reducing the reader''s own freedom to make sense of this fascinatingly enigmatic novel. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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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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''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 NabokovThe story of K. and his arrival in a village where he is never accepted, and his relentless, unavailing struggle with authority in order to gain entrance to the castle that seems to rule it. K.''s isolation and perplexity, his begging for the approval of elusive and anonymous powers, epitomises Kafka''s vision of twentieth-century alienation and anxiety.

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Summoned to take up the position of a land surveyor to the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties.

Objev podobné jako The 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 ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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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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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 Trial, German: Der Prozess, a book by imaginative German-language author Franz Kafka, was initially published after his death in 1925. One of Kafka's great works and possibly his most negative, this unusual story of a young man who finds himself in the mindless bureaucracy of the law has become inseparable from the anxieties and feelings of alienation of the modern age and with a conventional person's struggle against an unreasoning and troublesome power. It is always considered to be imaginary anticipation of dictatorship.

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Nedokončený román Proces Franze Kafky ve vydání nakladatelství Vitalis poprvé obsahuje nejen známé a již opakovaně uveřejněné texty, nýbrž také textové pasáže, které Kafka škrtnul. Díky této skutečnosti se naše vydání Procesu podstatně liší od ostatních četných vydání, které jsou na trhu nabízeny, a zároveň čtenáři nabízí nejrozsáhlejší text. "Patrně učinil někdo na Josefa K. křivé udání, neboť aniž se dopustil něčeho zlého, byl jednou ráno zatčen. Kuchařka paní Grubachové, jeho bytné, která mu každý den ráno kolem osmé přinesla snídani, tentokrát nepřišla. To se ještě nikdy nestalo. Čekal ještě chvilku, viděl ze svého polštáře stařenu, která bydlila naproti a která ho teď pozorovala se zvědavostí u ní zcela neobvyklou, potom však, zároveň udiven a hladov, zazvonil. Ihned se ozvalo zaklepání, a vešel muž, kterého zde v bytě ještě nikdy neviděl. …" (Franz Kafka, Proces)

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In Kafka's powerful and disturbing novel, an innocent man is arrested and repeatedly interrogated for a crime that is never ever explained.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated from German by Douglas Scott and Chris Waller, and features an afterword by David Stuart Davies.On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, a young bank official named Joseph K is arrested although he has done nothing wrong and is never told what he's been charged with. The Trial is the chronicle of his fight to prove his innocence, of his struggles and encounters with the invisible Law and the untouchable Court where he must make regular visits. It is an account, ultimately, of state-induced self-destruction presenting in a nightmarish scenario the persecution of the outsider and the incomprehensible machinations of the state. Using the power of simple, straightforward language Kafka draws the reader into this bleak and frightening world so that we too experience the fears, uncertainties and tragedy of Joseph K.

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''Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.''A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka''s unfinished novel has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem.One of the iconic figures of modern world literature, Kafka writes about universal problems of guilt, responsibility, and freedom; he offers no solutions, but provokes his readers to arrive at meanings of their own. This new edition includes the fragmentary chapters that were omitted from the main text, in a translation that is both natural and exact, and an introduction that illuminates the novel and its author. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Je pozdní večer v pražské Mikulášské ulici. V rodičovském bytě konečně zavládne ticho, otec, matka a sestry se uložili ke spánku. Jen Franz sedí čilý u svého psacího stolu - rychlými tahy začíná psát znepokojivý příběh. Už první věta uvozuje mistrovské dílo, které uchvátí miliony čtenářů: "Když se Řehoř Samsa jednoho rána probudil z neklidných snů, zjistil, že se ve své posteli proměnil v ohavný hmyz." Kromě původního Kafkova textu z roku 1915 obsahuje toto vydání v Pražské edici poprvé také pokračování "hmyzího příběhu" z pera Kafkova mladého předčasně zesnulého spisovatelského kolegy Karla Branda. Přímo sběratelskou perlu činí z předkládaného vydání Proměny také bohatě ilustrovaný doslov ke vzniku povídky a jejím ohromujícím celosvětovém ohlasu. Je to kniha nejen pro zaryté milovníky Franze Kafky, ale i pro všechny, kdož chtějí tohoto pražského spisovatele pro sebe teprve objevit. Těší nás, že jste mezi nimi i Vy."

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In the end, out of nothing at all, an enormous fabric of guilt will be conjured up. One morning Josef K. is arrested for a crime he did not commit. In fact, he is never even told the nature of the offense. His life is thrown into turmoil as he becomes enmeshed in a struggle to prove his innocence. As the confounding case unfolds, K. is ultimately powerless - battling against a remote and uncaring bureaucracy. Due to its posthumous publication, The Trial''s original text is largely unedited. In this new translation, Isabel Tucker emends certain details while retaining the enigmatic and surreal style which marks Kafka''s brilliance. Filled with psychological tension and disconcerting parallels with the modern world, The Trial is a dystopian masterpiece by one of the greatest writers in the German-language.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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The story of the mysterious indictment, trial and reckoning forced upon Kafka’s Joseph K. is one of the twentieth century’s master parables which has influenced almost every major writer since. By rendering the absurd and the terrifying with scrupulous factual accuracy and evenness of tone, Kafka presents the world we recognize in a gripping narrative which is also a revelation of its hidden significance.

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‘It is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary’Rediscover Kafka''s classic work of psychological horror. The Trial is the terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the insanity of twentieth-century totalitarianism has resonated with readers for generations.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILLIPE SANDS

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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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Writings by and about Kafka and textual notes accompany his translations of his early twentieth-century work about Gregor Samsa, an ordinary man who wakes up one morning only to discover that he has been transformed into a monstrous insect and must deal with his physical alteration, as well as the alienation from his family. Reprint.

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On his thirtieth birthday, the bank clerk Josef K. is suddenly arrested by mysterious agents for an unspecified crime. He is told that he will be set free, but must make regular appearances at a court in the attic of a tenement building while his trial proceeds. Although he never comes to know the particulars of his case, Josef K. finds his life taken over by the opaque bureaucratic procedures and is tormented by the psychological pressures exerted by his legal nightmare.Published the year after the author’s death, but written ten years earlier, The Trial is the most acclaimed of Kafka’s three novels, and is both a haunting meditation on freedom and the powerlessness of the individual in the face of state power, and an ominous prefiguration of the totalitarian excesses of the twentieth century.

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"This fine version, with David Cronenberg's inspired introduction and the new translator's beguiling afterword, is, I suspect, the most disturbing though the most comforting of all so far; others will follow, but don't hesitate: this is the transforming text for you."-Richard Howard

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“This fine version, with David Cronenberg’s inspired introduction and the new translator’s beguiling afterword, is, I suspect, the most disturbing though the most comforting of all so far; others will follow, but don’t hesitate: this is the transforming t

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From its gripping first sentence onward, this novel exemplifies the term "Kafkaesque." Its darkly humorous narrative recounts a bank clerk''s entrapment — based on an undisclosed charge — in a maze of bureaucratic roadblocks. This is the least expensive edition available of one of the 20th century''s most important novels.

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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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The young Franz Kafka has too many fears to name. Mirrors, clothing, his own body, almost everything causes him to fret. How did this 'anxious and small bundle of bones' become one of the world's great writers?With telling details and sharply minimal illustrations, Nicolas Mahler tells a wickedly funny story of the development of Kafka's genius, offering a tribute that is as playful as it is profound.

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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.“An invaluable addition to Kafka’s oeuvre.”—The New York TimesAn essential new translation of Franz Kafka’s complete, uncensored diaries—a revelation of the idiosyncrasies and rough edges of one of the twentieth century’s most important, influential, and visionary writers Dating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka’s Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, records of dreams, and unrevised texts of stories. This volume makes available for the first time in English a comprehensive reconstruction of Kafka’s handwritten diary entries and provides substantial new content, restoring all the material omitted from previous publications—notably, names of people and undisguised details about them, a number of literary writings, and passages of a sexual nature, some of them with homoerotic overtones. By faithfully reproducing the diaries’ distinctive— and often surprisingly unpolished—writing as it appeared in Kafka’s notebooks, translator Ross Benjamin brings to light not only the author’s use of the diaries for literary invention and unsparing self-examination but also their value as a work of genius in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Through the Eyes of Franz Kafka: Between Image and Language traces the writer Franz Kafka's interest in modern art and visual culture. Examining Kafka's relationship to visuality, the book explores the diversity of images that surrounded Kafka in his home city of Prague-a heterogeneous and multilingual metropolis whose visual environment shaped his everyday experiences. It maps how Kafka engaged with local painting and sculpture, architecture, and monuments, and also with an array of popular visual media and phenomena from illustrated magazines and advertising to film, photography, dance, and cabaret. Kafka's attention to the modern visual culture of his era was reflected in his writings and in his interest in drawing, a practice in which he received preliminary training and which he took up in his free time during his years as a university student.

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The best stories by the one of the twentieth century''s greatest and most influential writersNo one has captured the modern experience, its wild dreams, strange joys, its neuroses and boredom, better than Franz Kafka. His vision, with its absurdity and twisted humour, has lost none of its force or relevance today. This essential collection, translated and selected by Alexander Starritt, casts fresh light on Kafka''s genius.Alongside brutal depictions of violence and justice are jokes and deceptively slight, mysterious fables. These unforgettable pieces reflect the brilliance at the core of Franz Kafka, arguably most fully expressed within his short stories. Together they showcase a writer of unmatched imaginative depth, capable of expressing the most profound reality with a wry smile.

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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 ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Audiokniha od autora: Franz Kafka, čte: Jaroslava Adamová, Radovan Lukavský, Martin Růžek. Citlivá interpretace slavné korespondence milujícího spisovatele! Tři základní pocity prolínají Kafkovým životem a dílem: pocit úzkosti, provázený vědomím neznámé viny, pocit únavy, stále se prohlubující s progresí plicní choroby, a fyziologická nezbytnost trvalé samoty. Milena Jesenská byla v mnohém Kafkovi antipodem. Absolventka dívčího gymnasia Minerva patřila k emancipovanému výkvětu pražské literární společnosti. Franzi Kafkovi byla představena náhodou, ve společnosti Franze Werfla a dalších pražských německo-židovských literátů v roce 1919. Franz Kafka měl za sebou v té době několik milostných vztahů a především bohaté literární dílo. Jesenská, ne dosti šťastně provdaná, si vydělávala žurnalistikou a překlady. Od dubna 1920 se Kafka léčil z akutní tuberkulózy v jihotyrolském Meranu. V té době již byli spjati oba přátelé živou korespondencí, inspirovanou nejprve blízkými literárními zájmy. Po osobním setkání ve Vídni se Franz Kafka do Mileny zamiloval. Milující spisovatel se tu setkal s ženou inteligentní a chápající. Tomu nasvědčují už samy Kafkovy dopisy; v nich vedle čistě osobní linie, podávající analýzu vzájemného citového a milostného vztahu obou partnerů a zejména Kafkova nitra, se setkáváme s řadou filosofických, literárních, ojediněle i politických narážek, které dokazují, že okruh jejich společných zájmů byl velmi obsáhlý. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Audiokniha: Franz Kafka Dopisy Mileně Čtou Radovan Lukavský, Jaroslava Adamová a Martin Růžek Překlad Dagmar Eisnerová Hudba Petr Eben Režie Petr Adler Tři základní pocity prolínají Kafkovým životem a dílem: pocit úzkosti, provázený vědomím neznámé viny, pocit únavy, stále se prohlubující s progresí plicní choroby, a fyziologická nezbytnost trvalé samoty. Milena Jesenská byla v mnohém Kafkovi antipodem. Absolventka dívčího gymnasia Minerva patřila k emancipovanému výkvětu pražské literární společnosti. Franzi Kafkovi byla představena náhodou, ve společnosti Franze Werfla a dalších pražských německo-židovských literátů v roce 1919. Franz Kafka měl za sebou v té době několik milostných vztahů a především bohaté literární dílo. Jesenská, ne dosti šťastně provdaná, si vydělávala žurnalistikou a překlady. Od dubna 1920 se Kafka léčil z akutní tuberkulózy v jihotyrolském Meranu. V té době již byli spjati oba přátelé živou korespondencí, inspirovanou nejprve blízkými literárními zájmy. Po osobním setkání ve Vídni se Franz Kafka do Mileny zamiloval. Milující spisovatel se tu setkal s ženou inteligentní a chápající. Tomu nasvědčují už samy Kafkovy dopisy; v nich vedle čistě osobní linie, podávající analýzu vzájemného citového a milostného vztahu obou partnerů a zejména Kafkova nitra, se setkáváme s řadou filosofických, literárních, ojediněle i politických narážek, které dokazují, že okruh jejich společných ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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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.

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Dive into the surreal and absurdist world of Franz Kafka with this compendium containing some of his most captivating short stories. Including the deeply harrowing ''In the Penal Colony'' and his breakthrough tale, ''The Judgement'', as well as some of his lesser-known works, this newly translated assortment provides a unique look at one of the twentieth century''s most visionary writers.From isolating mountain journeys and unexpected accidents to strained family relationships, the stories within capture the human experience and offer unparalleled commentary on everything from the ordinary to the bizarre. Deeply introspective and brimming with wisdom, Kafka''s writing is as eye opening today as when it was first published.This edition features a new translation by Debra De-Jong, an insightful introduction, and a bold, atmospheric cover design.ABOUT THE SERIES: This Arcturus Classic is a delightful, high-quality paperback of a classic work of literature with striking contemporary cover designs.

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Výpravná kniha o nejslavnějším pražském rodákovi Franzi Kafkovi přibližuje jeho život a dílo všem, kdo chtějí podrobněji poznat jeho svět. Ožívá v ní svět pražské německy psané literatury, svět jeho zájmů, rodiny a přátel a také svět prazvláštních příběhů, nad kterými si dodnes lámou hlavu čtenáři i odborníci na slovo vzatí. Autorem textu je dvojnásobný držitel ocenění Magnesia Litera, básník, překladatel a germanista Radek Malý. Ilustrace vytvořila Renáta Fučíková, přední česká ilustrátorka a držitelka řady tuzemských i zahraničních cen. Srozumitelně a přitom poutavě je představen Kafkův život, jeho rodina, jeho vztah k ženám, ale především jeho přístup k literární tvorbě. Některá zásadní díla jsou představena zhuštěnou formou komiksu (např. povídka Proměna), z jiných děl v knize najdeme nově přeložené ukázky (např. Dopis otci). Smyslem ukázek i úvodních kapitol je ukázat Kafku jako člověka, který byl do značné míry formován okolnostmi své doby, na což se pod sugestivním vlivem četby a mnohačetných interpretací jeho děl zapomíná. Netradičně je též představen Franz Kafka jako člověk všední: sportovec a turista. Kniha klene oblouk až do současnosti, kdy se z Kafky nejednou stala značka výnosného obchodního artiklu. Kniha Franz Kafka. Člověk své a naší doby připomíná nejen tohoto možná nejslavnějšího pražského rodáka, ale také ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Franz Kafka - Člověk své a naší doby - Renáta Fučíková, Radek Malý

"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 i Praga - 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 - Une vie a Prague - 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

"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 - Una vita a Praga - Harald Salfellner

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)

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'The writing glimmers with sensitivity, and openness to the world' - The Wall Street JournalDating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka’s Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, records of dreams, and unrevised texts of stories. This volume makes available for the first time in English a comprehensive reconstruction of Kafka’s handwritten diary entries and provides substantial new content, restoring all the material omitted from previous publications — notably, names of people and undisguised details about them, a number of literary writings, and passages of a sexual nature, some of them with homoerotic overtones. By faithfully reproducing the diaries’ distinctive — and often surprisingly unpolished — writing as it appeared in Kafka’s notebooks, translator Ross Benjamin brings to light not only the author’s use of the diaries for literary invention and unsparing self-examination but also their value as a work of genius in and of themselves.

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Audiokniha: Dvanáct Kafkových miniatur. Nadčasových, prorockých a lidských. Proč je Franz Kafka stále moderní? Proč každá další generace čtenářů pociťuje nutkání zabývat se jeho dílem zas a znovu? Odpověď lze najít prostřednictvím této povídkové antologie, která vznikla jako připomínka kulatého kafkovského jubilea. Pro jedinečný projekt se podařilo získat vynikající hlasové herce, jejichž originální interpretace vzdává hold největšímu pražskému literárnímu fenoménu. Výběr obsahuje dvanáct povídek ilustrujících žánrovou rozmanitost i nadčasovost autorova díla. Datem vzniku pokrývají celé jeho tvůrčí období. Symbolicky ho ohraničuje dvojice textů, jež za Kafkova života nevyšly: raný Popis jednoho zápasu, označovaný za bránu do jeho světa, a pozdní Doupě, meditativní monolog rozepsaný půl roku před jeho smrtí. Píše v něm: „Je hezké mít pro nadcházející stáří takové doupě, být pod střechou, až začne podzim." Vedle proslulých povídek Ortel, V kárném táboře nebo Venkovský lékař antologie zahrnuje i řadu méně známých, zato obdobně vycizelovaných textů. Posluchači tak ocení humornou polohu Zprávy pro jistou Akademii, působivou alegorii Zpěvačka Josefína aneb Myší národ či výmluvné podobenství Před zákonem. A v neposlední řadě sebeironicky prorockou povídku Umělec v hladovění, která popisuje nelehký úděl tvůrčích jedinců ve světě zahlceném všelijakými atrakcemi. Audiokniha vychází k 100. výročí úmrtí Franze Kafky nejen jako hold autorovi, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Od Ortelu k Doupěti – tucet Kafkových povídek - Franz Kafka - audiokniha

Dating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka's Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, records of dreams, and unrevised texts of stories. This volume makes available for the first time in English a comprehensive reconstruction of Kafka's handwritten diary entries and provides substantial new content, restoring all the material omitted from previous publications - notably, names of people and undisguised details about them, a number of literary writings, and passages of a sexual nature, some of them with homoerotic overtones.By faithfully reproducing the diaries' distinctive - and often surprisingly unpolished - writing as it appeared in Kafka's notebooks, translator Ross Benjamin brings to light not only the author's use of the diaries for literary invention and unsparing self-examination but also their value as a work of genius in and of themselves.

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''When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into some kind of monstrous vermin.''With a bewildering blend of the everyday and the fantastical, Kafka thus begins his most famous short story, The Metamorphosis. A commercial traveller is unexpectedly freed from his dreary job by his inexplicable transformation into an insect, which drastically alters his relationship with his family. Kafka considered publishing it with two of the stories included here in a volume to be called Punishments. The Judgement also concerns family tensions, when a power struggle between father and son ends with the father passing an enigmatic judgement on the helpless son. The third story, In the Penal Colony, explores questions of power, justice, punishment, and the meaning of pain in a colonial setting. These three stories are flanked by two very different works. Meditation, the first book Kafka published, consists of light, whimsical, often poignant mood-pictures, while in the autobiographical Letter to his Father, Kafka analyses his difficult relationship in forensic and devastating detail. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Franz Kafka, Joyce Crick

The complete short stories of the 20th century''s greatest visionary''Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man'' W. H. AudenThis volume contains all of Kafka''s shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches to longer tales. Together they reveal the breadth of Kafka''s literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought. Some are well known, others are mere jottings, observations of daily life, given artistic form through Kafka''s unique perception of the world.

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''...behind them all was New York, looking at Karl with the hundred thousand windows of its skyscrapers''Entering New York harbour, the young immigrant Karl Rossmann sees the Statue of Liberty, ''her arm with the sword stretched upward''. This forbidding introduction sets the tone for Kafka''s narrative about an innocent European astray in an ultra-modern America that is both a fantasy and an object of social satire. Expelled by his family after seduction by a maidservant, Karl finds in America a series of surrogate families, but he continues to get into undeserved trouble and is forced to move on once again. Along the way Karl encounters extremes of wealth and poverty, experiences the cruelty of the American work ethic, and has glimpses of the criminal underworld, without losing the basic goodness and resourcefulness that enable him to survive the hazards of the New World.Full of incident, and blackly humorous, Kafka''s first novel portrays American civilization with horrified fascination. This edition retains Kafka''s distinctive style in a sensitive and natural new translation, together with a penetrating introduction and notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Man who Disappeared - Franz Kafka

The Trial, Metamorphosis and In the Penal Colony adapted for the stage from Franz Kafka's stories.

Objev podobné jako The Trial, Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony - Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka is a master at blending the mundane with the surreal. His unique, compelling narratives examine themes of existential dread and bureaucratic absurdity, challenge reality, and promise a riveting journey through the uncanny corridors of the human psyche.

Objev podobné jako The Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Franz Kafka

This gripping five-book collection showcases the most well-known and beloved works of fiction from Franz Kafka, now presented with striking new cover designs.From K.'s travel to the United States and his troubles as an immigrant in Amerika, to the absurd yet deeply psychological analysis of isolation in Metamorphosis, Kafka's writing is as harrowing as it is entertaining. Packed with a range of fascinating ideas, this box set is perfect for lovers of literature, politics and psychology alike.This collection includes: The Castle The Trial Amerika Metamorphosis In the Penal Colony and Other Stories

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The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. "An important book, valuable in itself and absolutely fascinating. The stories are dreamlike, allegorical, symbolic, parabolic, grotesque, ritualistic, nasty, lucent, extremely personal, ghoulishly detached, exquisitely comic, numinous, and prophetic.” -The New York Times 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. "[Kafka] spoke for millions in their new unease; a century after his birth, he seems the last holy writer, and the supreme fabulist of modern man's cosmic predicament.” -from the Foreword by John Updike

Objev podobné jako Complete Stories Franz Kafka - Franz Kafka

From the expressionism of his early prose pieces to his very last work, JOSEPHINE, these stories cover the full range of Kafka''s writing career, culminating in THE METAMORPHOSIS, which Elias Canetti described as "one of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century."Kafka''s stories, argues Borges in his foreword, are superior even to his novels, which is why this collection "gives us the full dimesion of this unique writer.'' J.A Underwood''s acclaimed translation gives the reader all the chilling atmosphere of Kafka''s darkly comic universe, as reflected in the commanding precision of his language.

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