The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka, Ritchie Robertson, Joyce Crick This new translation includes Kafkas most famous story, The Metamorphosis, together with two other stories, The Judgement and In the Penal Colony, and Meditation and the autobiographical Letter to his Father. The edition includes a detailed introduction, notes, and other helpful items. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into some kind of monstrous vermin. With a bewildering blend of the everyday and the fantastical, Kafka thus begins his most famous short story, The Metamorphosis. A commercial traveller is unexpectedly freed from his dreary job by his inexplicable transformation into an insect, which drastically alters his relationship with hisfamily. Kafka considered publishing it with two of the stories included here in a volume to be called Punishments. The Judgement also concerns family tensions, when a power struggle between father and son ends with the fatherpassing an enigmatic judgement on the helpless son. The third story, In the Penal Colony, explores questions of power, justice, punishment, and the meaning of pain in a colonial setting. These three stories are flanked by two very different works. Meditation, the first book Kafka published, consists of light, whimsical, often poignant mood-pictures, while in the autobiographical Letter to his Father, Kafka analyses his difficult relationship inforensic and devastating detail. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflectsOxfords 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. Notes Translated by Joyce Crick, with notes and an introduction by Ritche Robertson, providing guidance on the often challenging text. Author Biography Joyce Crick taught at University College London for many years. She has written on Kafkas first English translators Willa and Edwin Muir, and for Oxford Worlds Classics she has translated Freuds Interpretation of Dreams (winner of the Schlegel-Tieck prize in 2000), and edited and translated a selection of Grimms Tales. Ritchie Robertson is the author of the Very Short Introduction to Kafka. For Oxford Worlds Classics he has translatedHoffmanns The Golden Pot and Other Stories and introduced editions of Freud and Schnitzler. He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Mann. Table of Contents MeditationThe JudgementThe MetamorphosisIn the Penal ColonyLetter to his Father Review This edition contains a fascinating introduction by Ritchie Robertson, offering Buddhist, Freudian and expressionist readings of the text. * Guardian online, WB Gooderham *Bracing surprises for buffs as well as an easy passage into the labyrinth for newcomers. * Boyd Tonkin, The Independent * Promotional A superb collection of short pieces by Franz Kafka. Long Description When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into some kind of monstrous vermin. With a bewildering blend of the everyday and the fantastical, Kafka thus begins his most famous short story, The Metamorphosis. A commercial traveller is unexpectedly freed from his dreary job by his inexplicable transformation into an insect, which drastically alters his relationship with hisfamily. Kafka considered publishing it with two of the stories included here in a volume to be called Punishments. The Judgement also concerns family tensions, when a power struggle between father and son ends with the fatherpassing an enigmatic judgement on the helpless son. The third story, In the Penal Colony, explores questions of power, justice, punishment, and the meaning of pain in a colonial setting. These three stories are flanked by two very different works. Meditation, the first book Kafka published, consists of light, whimsical, often poignant mood-pictures, while in the autobiographical Letter to his Father, Kafka analyses his difficult relationship inforensic and devastating detail. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflectsOxfords 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. Review Quote Bracing surprises for buffs as well as an easy passage into the labyrinth for newcomers. Feature A new translation of some of Kafkas most famous stories, including The Metamorphosis, together with the autobiographical Letter to his Father, in a new critical edition.Joyce Cricks translations pay particular attention to the nuances of Kafkas style, and Ritche Robertsons introduction and notes provide guidance to this most enigmatic and rewarding of writers.A Biographical Preface provides an account of Kafkas life against the context of his time.A Note on the Translation offers further insights into Kafkas style and the challenges it presents.Up-to-date bibliography and chronology of the author. New Feature Biographical Preface Introduction Note on the Text Note on the Translation Select Bibliography A Chronology of Franz Kafka MEDITATION Children on the Highway 3 Unmasking a Confidence-Man 5 The Sudden Stroll 7 Decisions 8 The Trip to the Mountains 8 The Bachelors Distress 9 The Small Businessman 9 Gazing Out Idly 11 The Way Home 11 The Runners 12 The Passenger 12 Dresses 13 The Rebuff 13 For Gentleman-Riders to Think About 14 The Window on to the Street 14 Wish to Become a Red Indian 15 Trees 15 Unhappiness 15 THE JUDGEMENT THE METAMORPHOSIS IN THE PENAL COLONY LETTER TO HIS FATHER Explanatory Notes Meditation The Judgement The Metamorphosis In the Penal Colony Letter to his Father Details ISBN0199238553 Author Joyce Crick Short Title METAMORPHOSIS & OTHER STORIES Pages 208 Language English ISBN-10 0199238553 ISBN-13 9780199238552 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Series Oxford Worlds Classics Translator Joyce Crick Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1883 Death 1924 Residence GW Edition Description Critical UK Release Date 2009-07-09 NZ Release Date 2009-07-09 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2009-07-09 DEWEY 833.912 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-10-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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