by Franz Kafka · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722529518
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«Um Artista da Fome e outros textos» is Franz Kafka's collection of short stories, published by 11 X 17 in paperback (85 pages, in Portuguese).
The volume brings together the cycle of tales from 'Um Artista da Fome' and a selection of short texts that Franz Kafka published in magazines and newspapers. It includes 'Ein Hungerkünstler' ('A Hunger Artist') and 'Der Kübelreiter' ('The Bucket Rider'), narratives where loneliness, art and an ironic gaze on existence take centre stage.
Portuguese translation by José Maria Vieira Mendes. The original collection was published in 1924, after Kafka's death.
For readers of short fiction and classic literature, and for those seeking a Portuguese edition of 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.
