The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, and Other Stories: The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka

by Franz Kafka; Joachim Neugroschel

• ISBN13: 9780020218074
• ISBN10: 0020218079
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

Ranging from prose, poems, sketches, stories, and allegories to his famous three-act novelette "The Metamorphosis", this collection of classic tales reflects the deadpan humor, psychological acuity, and lyricism that shape Kafka's enduring reputation as one of the great writers of modern times.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Conversation with the Worshiper	p. 3
Conversation with the Drunk	p. 12
Great Noise	p. 17
Children on the Highway	p. 21
Exposing a City Slicker	p. 26
The Sudden Stroll	p. 29
Decisions	p. 31
The Outing in the Mountains	p. 32
The Bachelor's Unhappiness	p. 33
The Businessman	p. 34
Absently Gazing Out	p. 37
The Way Home	p. 38
The People Running By	p. 39
The Passenger	p. 40
Frocks	p. 42
The Rejection	p. 43
Reflections for Amateur Jockeys	p. 44
The Window Facing the Street	p. 46
The Wish to Be an Indian	p. 47
The Trees	p. 48
Unhappiness	p. 49
The Judgment	p. 55
The Stoker	p. 73
The Metamorphosis	p. 115
In the Penal Colony	p. 189
The New Lawyer	p. 233
A Country Doctor	p. 235
Up in the Gallery	p. 244
An Ancient Manuscript	p. 246
Before the Law	p. 249
Jackals and Arabs	p. 252
A Visit to the Mine	p. 258
The Next Village	p. 262
An Imperial Message	p. 263
The Anxiety of the Head of Family	p. 265
Eleven Sons	p. 268
A Fratricide	p. 275
A Dream	p. 278
A Report for an Academy	p. 281
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