Classic German Fiction: Die Verwandlung, 3 other stories and 2 collections of short stories by Kafka, in the original German in a single file

by Franz Kafka

Overview

This file includes (in the original German): Die Verwandlung; Betrachtung: Kleine Erzählungen; Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen; Ein Hungerkünstler, Erzählung; In der Strafkolonie, Erzählung; and Das Urteil, Erzählung. According to Wikipedia: Franz Kafka (German pronunciation: ['f?ants 'kafka]; 3 July 1883 - 3 June 1924) was a major fiction writer of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Bohemia (presently the Czech Republic), Austria-Hungary. His unique body of writing-much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously-is considered to be among the most influential in Western literature. Kafka was born in one of the houses on Prague's Old Town Square, right next to the Church of St. Nicholas. A gallery with a permanent exposition on Kafka's life has been opened in this house. His stories include The Metamorphosis (1912) and In the Penal Colony (1914), while his novels are The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927)."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940000829448
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	01/06/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	191 KB
Language:	German

About the Author

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 At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work.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

Date of Birth:

July 3, 1883

Date of Death:

June 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Prague, Austria-Hungary

Place of Death:

Vienna, Austria

Education:

German elementary and secondary schools. Graduated from German Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague.