by Franz Kafka · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432070426
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«El proceso, La condena, La metamorfosis» is a narrative volume by Franz Kafka, published by Planeta in hardback (544 pages, in Spanish).
Volume bringing together «El proceso», with a man trapped in an incomprehensible justice system; «La condena», about guilt and the father-son conflict; and «La metamorfosis», where a travelling salesman turns into an insect and is marginalised by his family. Together, three narratives about bureaucracy, dehumanisation and the absurd.
Volume from the Grandes Novelistas Mundiales collection, in its first edition of 1992.
For readers of world literature and philosophy who want to delve into Franz Kafka's 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.
