by Franz Kafka · Ediciones Barataria · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492979745
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«Contemplación: Historia de una lucha» is the collection of short stories by Franz Kafka, published by Ediciones Barataria in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
«Contemplación» was the first book published by Kafka and brings together brief narrative pieces that the author himself ordered. They alternate urban scenes, melancholic gazes and reflections bordering on poetry, with pieces such as «Niños en la carretera», «El paseo repentino» and «Los árboles». The volume closes with «Ser desdichado», which reaches the length of a short story.
Translation from German by José Antonio Bravo. The Spanish edition is part of the Bárbaros collection (no. 100) and was published in April 2015.
Recommended for readers aged 15 and over interested in classic twentieth-century narrative.
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.
