{"product_id":"a-hunger-artist-and-other-stories-9780199600922","title":"A Hunger Artist and Other Stories","description":"Kafka published two collections of short stories in his lifetime, \u003cem\u003eA Country Doctor: Little Tales\u003c\/em\u003e (1919) and \u003cem\u003eA Hunger Artist: Four Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (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 hunger artist. The tales are among Kafka's best-known, haunting and compelling satires on the human condition, on art and artists, and on life itself, which complement his major fictions. Translated by the award-winning Joyce Crick, the book includes an invaluable introduction, notes, and other editorial material by renowned Kafka scholar Ritchie Robertson. There is also a Biographical Preface, an up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. This volume completes an Oxford World's Classics set of five Kafka works, in distinctive complementary cover designs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e: For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoyce Crick\u003c\/strong\u003e taught German at University College London until her retirement. Her translation of Freud's \u003cem\u003eThe Interpretation of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e won the Shlegel-Tieck Prize in 2000. \u003cstrong\u003eRitchie Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Taylor Professor of German at Oxford University and co-director of the Oxford Kafka Research Center.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565531566354,"sku":"9780199600922","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3d361f5-b1d0-47e2-9afc-bfed45412ab2.jpg?v=1731886308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hunger-artist-and-other-stories-9780199600922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}