{"product_id":"metamorphosis-and-other-stories-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143105244","title":"Metamorphosis and Other Stories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; \u003ci\u003eMeditation\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his earlier studies; \u003ci\u003eThe Judgement\u003c\/i\u003e, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; \u003ci\u003eThe Stoker\u003c\/i\u003e, the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, \u003ci\u003eThe Aeroplanes at Brescia\u003c\/i\u003e, Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e (1883-1924) was a Czech-born, German-speaking writer. His major novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), and \u003ci\u003eAmerik\u003c\/i\u003ea (1927). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann \u003c\/b\u003e(translator and introducer) has translated Joseph Roth, Hans Fallada, Herta Müller, Zoe Jenny, Wim Wenders, Wolfgang Koeppen, Durs Grünbein, and Franz Kafka. He is a professor of English at the University of Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50581166391570,"sku":"9780143105244","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66586e1c-d4f9-4924-9c44-a82dffd073b0.jpg?v=1732013774","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/metamorphosis-and-other-stories-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143105244","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}