Selected Stories by Franz Kafka (Translated by Mark Harman)

Immerse yourself in the brilliance of Franz Kafka with Selected Stories, a superb new translation that brings fresh life to the works of one of literature’s greatest masters. Renowned translator and scholar Mark Harman delivers exquisitely nuanced renderings of Kafka’s prose, capturing its wit, ambiguity, and layers of meaning like never before.

This collection features sixteen stories, including masterpieces such as The Judgment, In the Penal Colony, A Hunger Artist, and The Transformation (commonly mistranslated as The Metamorphosis). Arranged chronologically, these stories offer a glimpse into Kafka’s artistic evolution while Harman’s insightful annotations illuminate their intricate wordplay, cultural allusions, and subtle ironies often lost in translation.

Complete with a biographical introduction that places Kafka in the context of his time, this edition draws on his diaries, letters, and intellectual engagements with topics like Darwinism, psychoanalysis, and Zionism. Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully annotated, Selected Stories is both a literary treasure and a work of art, offering readers a deeper understanding of Kafka’s genius and the world he inhabited.