by Franz Kafka · MESTAS Ediciones, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788410067233
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Franz Kafka, one of the greatest writers of all time, pushes you into a labyrinth that distorts reality with the precision of a watchmaker and the irony of a visionary. Karl Rossmann, young and unsuspecting, is sent to the vast and bewildering lands of America after a family scandal that irrevocably changes his destiny. From the moment he lands, Karl is swept up in a stream of events as strange as they are fascinating. He finds employment in a colossal hotel where the laws of physics and logic seem to be on permanent strike. He encounters characters that defy all categorization and manifestations of bureaucracy, alienation, and dehumanization that only a mind like Kafka's could imagine. Here you will not only find a story of an immigrant in search of the American dream, but also a meticulous exploration of disorientation, loss of identity, and a surreal search for a home in a world that offers no answers, only more questions.
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.
