by Franz Kafka · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140181074
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«America» is the novel by Franz Kafka, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (272 pages, in English).
The novel follows young Karl Rossmann, who arrives in the United States after his family sends him away over a scandal. His journey through a universe of ships, hotels and offices becomes increasingly absurd and dreamlike, and his naive gaze turns the supposed American dream into a disconcerting and often comic satire.
Novel originally published in 1927 as «Amerika» («Der Verschollene»); this edition in the Twentieth Century Classics series includes an introduction by Edwin Muir and a translation by Willa and Edwin Muir.
Will appeal to readers of classics and to those seeking a satire with dreamlike overtones within Kafka's work.
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically feature isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He is also celebrated for his brief fables and aphorisms, which frequently incorporated comedic elements alongside the darker themes of his longer works. His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists.
