{"product_id":"the-castle-a-new-translation-based-on-the-restored-text-paperback","title":"The Castle: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trial--\u003c\/i\u003eone of the greatest writers of the twentieth century--the haunting tale of K.'s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArriving in a village to take up the position of land surveyor for the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e's original manuscript was left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, Mark Harman's new translation reveals levels of comedy, energy, and visual power previously unknown to English language readers.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Irving Howe; Translation by Willa and Edwin Muir \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANZ KAFKA\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories, including \"The Metamorphosis,\" \"The Judgment,\" and \"The Stoker.\" He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK HARMAN\u003c\/b\u003e holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and has taught German and Irish literature at Oberlin and Dartmouth. In addition to writing scholarly essays on Kafka and other modern authors, he has edited and co-translated \u003ci\u003eRobert Walser Rediscovered: Stories, Fairy-Tale Plays, and Critical Responses\u003c\/i\u003e and has translated \u003ci\u003eSoul of the Age: Selected Letters of Hermann Hesse, 1891-1962.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches literature at the University of Pennsylvania.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.04 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52718083244365,"sku":"9780805211061","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/TkRMTXZwVWJiTnJxcTY1RXlYU05Rdz09.webp?v=1762440719","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-castle-a-new-translation-based-on-the-restored-text-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}