Mark Harman's brilliant translation closely follows the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, revealing levels of comedy, energy, and visual power that have not been previously accessible to English-language readers. This project aims to critically respond to and reinterpret Franz Kafkas literary work, The Castle through furthering the concepts, themes and motifs. The `Times Literary Supplement` hailed their work, saying that it will `decisively alter our understanding of Kafka and render previous editions obsolete.` This new edition of Kafka's terrifying and comic masterpiece is the product of an international team of experts who went back to Kafka's original manuscript and notes to create an edition that is as close as possible to the way the author left it. Both Brod's edition and the English-language translation of it that was prepared by Willa and Edwin Muir in 1930 have long been considered flawed. Unfinished at Kafka's death in 1924, the manuscript of `The Castle` was edited for publication by Kafka's friend and literary executor, Max Brod. Although Kafka seemed to consider `The Castle` a failure, critics, in wrestling with its enigmatic meaning, have recognized it as one of the great novels of our century. and of his relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain entrance to the Castle. Details Select delivery location In stock. Details Or fastest delivery February 16 - 22. Franz Kafka's final novel tells the haunting tale of a man known only as K. THE CASTLE The Castle BY Kafka, Franz (Author)Hardcover 0: Kafka, Franz: : Books Buy new: 30.55 3.99 delivery February 17 - 23.
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