{"product_id":"a-hunger-artist-and-other-stories","title":"A Hunger Artist and Other Stories","description":"Kafka published two collections of short stories in his lifetime, \u003cem\u003eA Country Doctor: Little Tales\u003c\/em\u003e (1919) and \u003cem\u003eA Hunger Artist: Four Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (1924). Both collections are included in their entirety in this edition, which also contains other uncollected stories and a selection of posthumously published works that have become part of the Kafka canon. Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous, these stories approach human experience at a tangent: a singing mouse, an ape, an inquisitive dog, and a paranoid burrowing creature are among the protagonists, as well as the professional hunger artist. The tales are among Kafka's best-known, haunting and compelling satires on the human condition, on art and artists, and on life itself, which complement his major fictions. Translated by the award-winning Joyce Crick, the book includes an invaluable introduction, notes, and other editorial material by renowned Kafka scholar Ritchie Robertson. There is also a Biographical Preface, an up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. This volume completes an Oxford World's Classics set of five Kafka works, in distinctive complementary cover designs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e: For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003713204413,"sku":"BS-TC0-600922","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780199600922-HD.jpg?v=1786894254","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/a-hunger-artist-and-other-stories","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}