Bøger af Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare, but in Kafka's world, it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is. Kafka deals in dark and quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance, and no reliable guidance to resolving our existential and emotional uncertainties and anxieties.

Den klassiske roman fra 1922 om landmåleren K., der ankommer til den gudsforladte landsby ved slottets fod i den tro, at han skal arbejde der, men nej!Oversat af H.C. Branner.

Første bind af Franz Kafkas samlede fortællinger. Bogen rummer de fortællinger, Kafka selv nåede at udgive, heriblandt Dommen, Forvandlingen og I straffekolonien. Udgaven er forsynet med en kronologisk oversigt over de enkelte teksters tilblivelsestidspunkt og udgivelseshistorie

A collection of translations that brings together the small proportion of the author's works that he himself thought worthy of publication.

Kafka first made the acquaintance of Milena Jesenska in 1920 when she was translating his early short prose into Czech, and their relationship quickly developed into a deep attachment. In 1924 Kafka died in a sanatorium near Vienna, and Milena died in 1944 at the hands of the Nazis, leaving these letters as a moving record of their relationship.

Den sekstenårige Karl Rossmann sendes til Amerika efter at have fået et barn med en tjenestepige. Karls skæbne i dette fantasi-Amerika er farceagtig, munter og realistisk.

A beautiful gift edition of Kafka's classic psychological novel with an afterword by David Stuart Davies.

Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century: the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers. This new edition is based upon the work of an international team of experts who have restored the text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it.In his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel that is as full of energy and power as it was when it was first written.

A bilingual parallel text of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis in the original German and translated into English on the facing pages.

Written by Franz Kafka and often considered to be his magnum opus, "The Metamorphosis" tells the story of one young traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, who inexplicably wakes up as a giant insect. Despite the novella's short length, Franz Kafka manages to provide a deep insight into the human condition, ironically through the eyes of a cockroach. Though "The Metamorphosis" can seem depressing at times, the overall message is quite hopeful. The novel keeps its reader enthralled with a good balance of absurdist and realist elements. "The Metamorphosis" is so much more than a story about a man turning into a beetle. It is about the reaction of Gregor Samsa's family to the change, plus a clever way of writing about how a family would deal with the main breadwinner in the house becoming unable to work, and, on a wider scope, the way a family reacts to someone who is disabled or terminally ill. The descriptive writing in "The Metamorphosis" is excellent, and though it is quite a sad tale, it is also very funny in parts-enough to make readers laugh out loud. Though written nearly 100 years ago, "The Metamorphosis" is amazingly relevant to today's world, and remains a great read.

Da Gregor Samsa en morgen vågnede af urolige drømme, fandt han sig i sin seng forvandlet til et uhyre kryb.Sådan begynder Franz Kafkas fantastiske fortælling "Forvandlingen" - et af litteraturens mest ikoniske og udødelige værker. En uafrystelig, intens og gribende historie.​​Fornemt udført. (Fem hjerter i Politiken)Betagende og blændende godt lavet ... resultatet er blevet en utrolig fascinerende oplevelse. (Litteratursiden.dk)Selv en grøn Kafkadebutant som jeg selv har kun begejstring tilbage efter sidste side er vendt. (Nummer9)Intens og stemningsfuld. (DBC)Kafka selv ville have været tilfreds. (Den smalle bog af Jakob Brønnum)

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) er en af de vigtigste forfattere i det 20. århundrede. Blandt Kafkas efterladte manuskripter fandt hans mangeårige ven, forfatteren Max Brod, en konvolut med nummererede aforismer, udskrifter fra hans blå kladdehæfter, de såkaldte oktavhæfter. Her nedskrev Kafka en række aforismer eller sentenser eller betragtninger, som forblev et sted mellem hastigt nedskrevne optegnelser og færdige litterære værker, skrevet i en periode af hans liv, hvor han selv var udsat for store indre kvaler. Selve formen, aforismen, er en litterær genre – med rødder i oldtiden – som er karakteriseret ved det korte og prægnante, nærmest et indfald, eller en pludselig indsigt, som ofte kommer til udtryk i paradoksale udsagn om almengyldige forhold, hvadenten det nu handler om menneskets natur eller livets mening.

"This fine version, with David Cronenberg's inspired introduction and the new translator's beguiling afterword, is, I suspect, the most disturbing though the most comforting of all so far; others will follow, but don't hesitate: this is the transforming text for you."-Richard Howard

The complete short stories of the 20th century's greatest visionary'Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man' W. Some are well known, others are mere jottings, observations of daily life, given artistic form through Kafka's unique perception of the world.

Ny udgave med nyt omslag.De fleste har oplevet at vågne op til en dårlig dag, de færreste er vågnet op til et liv som kakkerlak. Den handelsrejsende Gregor Samsa vågner op med en brun bueformet mave og stankelben, og hvis det ikke var slemt nok, så har han for første gang nogensinde sovet over sig… Snart står en kollega, forældre og søster uden for Gregor Samsas værelse og banker på – for har han virkelig formastet sig til at holde en sygedag for første gang i fem år?Gregor Samsa forsøger at tilpasse sig livet som kakkerlak: kravler på væggene, spiser fordærvet mad og sover under sengen. Men hvordan skal han skaffe indtægt til sin familie, som han ene forsøger? Og hvordan undgår han sin fars stokkeslag?Forvandlingen er en lille, tankevækkende, bidende og morsom historie.Udgaven udkommer 3. juni 2024, hvor det er 100 år siden, at Franz Kafka døde.

The Metamorphosis tells the story of a young man who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a giant insect. As he grapples with his bizarre condition, he faces the emotional and physical challenges of adapting to his new form. The novella is a clever parable for the alienation of the Individual in the modern world. Read The Metamorphosis now and see why Kafka was so revered.

The terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes.

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.

An unabridged edition to include Franz Kafka's obituary (1924) by Milena Jesenska at book's end - a short novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, a widely studied work of fiction to this day.

In 1945, W. H. Auden remarked that Kafka stands in the same relation to his century as Shakespeare does to his-Kafka is the representative of the twentieth century, the poet who gives it its voice.