by Franz Kafka · Grupo Anaya Publicaciones Generales · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420687650
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Immerse yourself in the disturbing world of Franz Kafka with 'The Judgment', a collection of stories that includes the famous story that gives the volume its title. Written in one night in 1912, this story, along with others such as 'Contemplation' and 'A Country Doctor', explore themes of alienation and bureaucracy. This edition of Alianza Editorial, translated by Carmen Gauger, offers a new perspective on Kafka's classics, presented in a careful pocket edition.
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.
