The Burrow And Other Stories

Author: Franz Kafka

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  • : $30.00 NZD
  • : 9780141395609
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.368
  • : November 2016
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 30.0
  • : March 2017
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  • : Franz Kafka
  • : Penguin Modern Classics
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780141395609
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Description

A superb new translation by Michael Hofmann of some of Kafka's most frightening and visionary short fiction Strange beasts, night terrors, absurd bureaucrats and sinister places abound in this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. Some are less than a page long, others more substantial; all were unpublished in his lifetime. These matchless short works range from the gleeful miniature horror 'Little Fable' to the off-kilter humour of 'Investigations of a Dog', and from the elaborate waking nightmare of 'Building the Great Wall of China' to the creeping unease of 'The Burrow', where a nameless creature's labyrinthine hiding place turns into a trap of fear and paranoia.

Author description

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a Czech-born German-speaking insurance clerk who despised his job, preferring to spend his time writing. He was one of the most influential fiction writers of the twentieth century.