kafka, franz

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Franz Kafka.

"Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She'd lost her doll and was inconsolable. Kafka told her the doll wasn't lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks"--From the publisher's web site.

A graphic novel adaptation of Franz Kafka's story of a young man who faces disgrace and alienation after waking up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant beetle.

Presents the graphic novel version of Kafka's "The Trial, " in which a man wakes up accused of a crime, and is tried, convicted, and executed despite his attempts to fight bureaucracy.

Presents critical essays on Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.