| Contemplation Contributor(s): Kafka, Franz (Author), Blahut, Kevin (Translator) |
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ISBN: 809021715X ISBN-13: 9788090217157 Publisher: Twisted Spoon Press OUR PRICE: $13.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Short Prose of Franz Kafka |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.17" W x 7.15" (0.40 lbs) 70 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemplation, Kafka's first published book (1913), was one of the few to appear in his lifetime. Composed of eighteen short prose poems, the book as a whole displays the full range of Kafka's compact metaphorical style. In this new translation, Blahut has been faithful to the original German while rendering it in a fresh, contemporary English. This edition is complimented by eighteen black & white illustrations, attesting to the lasting inspiration of Kafka's prose. The three volumes Twisted Spoon Press has published Contemplation, A Country Doctor, and A Hunger Artist represent the collections of stories that Kafka had published during his lifetime. Though each volume has its own distinctive character, they have most often appeared in English in collected editions. They are presented here in new translations, each with its own illustrator from the Prague community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kafka, Franz: - Franz Kafka, was born in Prague July 3, 1883. The son of a middle-class Jewish family, his father owned a shop on the corner of Kinsky Palace on Old Town Square. Kafka studied at the German Gymnasium in Prague and went on to receive a law degree in 1906, later working for the Workers' Accident Insurance Co. Among his best known works are "The Metamorphosis," "The Trial," "In the Penal Colony," and "The Castle." He died of tuberculosis on June 3, 1924 and is buried in Prague's New Jewish Cemetery. |