{"product_id":"the-unhappiness-of-being-a-single-man-isbn-9781805330400","title":"The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe best stories by the one of the twentieth century's greatest and most influential writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one has captured the modern experience, its wild dreams, strange joys, its neuroses and boredom, better than Franz Kafka. His vision, with its absurdity and twisted humour, has lost none of its force or relevance today. This essential collection, translated and selected by Alexander Starritt, casts fresh light on Kafka's genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside brutal depictions of violence and justice are jokes and deceptively slight, mysterious fables. These unforgettable pieces reflect the brilliance at the core of Franz Kafka, arguably most fully expressed within his short stories. Together they showcase a writer of unmatched imaginative depth, capable of expressing the most profound reality with a wry smile.Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Unhappiness of Being a Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A welcome distillation of Kafka's short fiction, essential indeed.' -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Unhappiness of Being a Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e nicely makes a case that readers should not forget Kafka's sly sense of humor and, of course, his humanity, when considering his impact on culture.' \u003cb\u003e- Noah Cruickshank, \u003ci\u003eForefront\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the work of Franz Kafka:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The stories are dreamlike, allegorical, symbolic, parabolic, grotesque, ritualistic, nasty, lucent, extremely personal, ghoulishly detached, exquisitely comic, numinous, and prophetic.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plastic saints in comparison with him.' -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Vladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A genius.' \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Kafka] spoke for millions in their new unease; a century after his birth, he seems the last holy writer, and the supreme fabulist of modern man's cosmic predicament.' \u003cb\u003e- John Updike\u003c\/b\u003eFranz Kafka (1883-1924) was born to Jewish parents in Prague, and wrote in German. Most of his work was published posthumously, but he is now considered one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Starritt is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWe Germans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beast\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Unhappiness of Being a Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Franz Kafka and \u003ci\u003eLate Fame\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Schnitzler are also published by Pushkin Press.","brand":"Pushkin Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299894481125,"sku":"NP9781805330400","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781805330400.jpg?v=1767741995","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-unhappiness-of-being-a-single-man-isbn-9781805330400","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}