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| Genre/Form: | Translations into English |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Amerika. New York : Schocken Books, 1962, c1946 (OCoLC)648442484 |
| Named Person: | Leonard N Simons |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Franz Kafka; Willa Muir; Edwin Muir; Klaus Mann; Max Brod |
| ISBN: | 0805204172 9780805204179 |
| OCLC Number: | 38598203 |
| Notes: | "Published in association with New Directions, Norfolk, Conn."--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | xviii, 299 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Series Title: | Schocken paperback, 28 |
| Other Titles: | Amerika. |
| Responsibility: | Franz Kafka ; translated by Willa and Edwin Muir ; preface by Klaus Mann ; afterword by Max Brod ; illustrations by Emlen Etting. |
Abstract:
Kafka's first and funniest novel, Amerika tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures. Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land."
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