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Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic literature, themes of immigration, and Kafka's unique narrative style.

Topics IdentitySurvivalFriendshipFamily
MoodMelancholic, Humorous
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Karl Rossman has been banished by his parents to America, following a family scandal. There, with unquenchable optimism, he throws himself into the strange experiences that lie before him as he slowly makes his way into the interior of the great continent. Although Kafka's first novel (begun in 1911 and never finished), can be read as a menacing allegory of modern life, it is also infused with a quite un-Kafkaesque blitheness and sunniness, brought to life in this lyrical translation that returns to the original manuscript of the book.

Language

en

Published on

07/04/2019

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780241372586

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