Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Hunger Artist and Other StoriesCondition: NewAuthor: Franz KafkaTranslator: Joyce CrickContributor: Joyce Crick (Translated by), Ritchie Robertson (Introduction and notes by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 0199600929EAN: 9780199600922ISBN: 9780199600922Publisher: Oxford University PressGenre: FictionTopic: Classic FictionRelease Date: 04/12/2012Description: 'In recent decades, interest in hunger artists has greatly diminished.'Kafka published two collections of short stories in his lifetime, A Country Doctor: Little Tales (1919) and A Hunger Artist: Four Stories (1924). Both collections are included in their entirety in this edition, which also contains other, uncollected stories and a selection of posthumously published works that have become part of the Kafka canon.Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous, these stories approach human experience at a tangent: a singing mouse, an ape, an inquisitive dog, and a paranoid burrowing creature are among the protagonists, as well as the professional starvation artist. A patient seems to be dying from a metaphysical wound; the war-horse of Alexander the Great steps aside from history and adopts a quiet profession as a lawyer. Fictional meditations on art and artists, and a series of aphorisms that come close to expressing Kafka's philosophy of life, further explore themes that recur in his major novels. Newly translated, and with an invaluable introduction and notes, Kafka's short stories are haunting and unforgettable. 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, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 196mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 16mmItem Weight: 207gBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: A Hunger Artist and Other Stories
Title: A Hunger Artist and Other Stories
Translator: Joyce Crick
Contributor: Ritchie Robertson (Introduction and notes by)
ISBN-10: 0199600929
EAN: 9780199600922
ISBN: 9780199600922
Release Date: 04/12/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Book Title: Hunger Artist and Other Stories
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: General
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 7.3 Oz
Author: Franz Kafka, Ritchie Robertson, Joyce Crick
Item Length: 7.7 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback