by Franz Kafka · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420633534
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«América» is the novel by Franz Kafka, published by Alianza in paperback (341 pages, in Spanish).
Kafka wrote the seven initial chapters in 1912. The novel, published posthumously in 1927, narrates the adventures of Karl Rossmann, a sixteen-year-old youth who travels to the New World in search of fortune. The first chapter, «El fogonero», was published as an independent book in 1913.
Part of the Biblioteca Kafka collection from Alianza Editorial. Translation by D. J. Vogelmann.
For readers of classic European fiction who want to explore a different facet of Franz 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.
