by Franz Kafka · El Pais · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498156935
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«Un artista del hambre y otros relatos» is a collection of short stories by Franz Kafka, published by El País in paperback (94 pages, in Spanish).
The title story, «Un artista del hambre», was written by Kafka in 1922 and appeared in 1924. It tells the story of a man who turns fasting into a public spectacle; through it Kafka speaks of the marginalized individual and the discomfort that difference produces. The other stories share this climate of isolation and absurdity.
Volume number 9 of the Relatos Breves collection from El País, published in Madrid in 2007. Translation by Juan José del Solar Bardelli.
A suitable title for readers of classic short fiction and Central European narrative, and also as a brief first approach to Kafka.
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.
