The Metamorphosis / The Trial

by Franz Kafka

Overview

This edition includes two complete books:
Metamorphosis
The Trial

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012761163
Publisher:	Omnibus Select
Publication date:	06/25/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	371 KB

About the Author

FRANZ KAFKA [1883-1924] was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). In 1906, he graduted as Doctor of Law from Charles-Ferdinand University, Prague. For the next year he was a law clerk for the courts. Afterward, he worked for several insurance companies while writing in his spare time. In 1917, he developed Tuberculosis. In 1924, he died in a sanatorium near Vienna. During his life he was practically unknown as a writer. Most of his works were published posthumously by his lifelong friend Max Brod. His novella Metamorphosis (1915) and novel The Trial (1925) are considered is best work.

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.