A Hunger Artist
Title | A Hunger Artist PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Kafka |
Publisher | Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2022-09-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1222378256 |
In the days when hunger could be cultivated and practiced as an art form, the individuals who practiced it were often put on show for all to see. One man who was so devout in his pursuit of hunger pushed against the boundaries set by the circus that housed him and strived to go longer than forty days without food. As interest in his art began to fade, he pushed the boundaries even further. In this short story about one man's plight to prove his worth, Franz Kafka illustrates the themes of self-hatred, dedication, and spiritual yearning. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
A Hunger Artist and Other Stories
Title | A Hunger Artist and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Kafka |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2012-04-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0191627046 |
'In recent decades, interest in hunger artists has greatly diminished.' Kafka published two collections of short stories in his lifetime, A Country Doctor: Little Tales (1919) and A Hunger Artist: Four Stories (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 starvation artist. A patient seems to be dying from a metaphysical wound; the war-horse of Alexander the Great steps aside from history and adopts a quiet profession as a lawyer. Fictional meditations on art and artists, and a series of aphorisms that come close to expressing Kafka's philosophy of life, further explore themes that recur in his major novels. Newly translated, and with an invaluable introduction and notes, Kafka's short stories are haunting and unforgettable. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range 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, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Hunger Artists
Title | The Hunger Artists PDF eBook |
Author | Maud Ellmann |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2013-10-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780674331075 |
The Complete Stories
Title | The Complete Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Flannery O'Connor |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 581 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0374515360 |
Winner of the National Book Award The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short lifetime--Everything That Rises Must Converge and A Good Man Is Hard to Find. O'Connor published her first story, "The Geranium," in 1946, while she was working on her master's degree at the University of Iowa. Arranged chronologically, this collection shows that her last story, "Judgement Day"--sent to her publisher shortly before her death—is a brilliantly rewritten and transfigured version of "The Geranium." Taken together, these stories reveal a lively, penetrating talent that has given us some of the most powerful and disturbing fiction of the twentieth century. Also included is an introduction by O'Connor's longtime editor and friend, Robert Giroux.
Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories
Title | Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Kafka |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2018-09-18 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 0393635635 |
Winner of the 2018 Silver Reuben Award for Graphic Novels A Boston Globe and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year In Kafkaesque, Peter Kuper combines stunning artistic technique with shrewd political and social commentary for a mesmerizing interpretation of fourteen iconic Franz Kafka short stories.
The Hanging Artist
Title | The Hanging Artist PDF eBook |
Author | Jon Steinhagen |
Publisher | Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2019-06-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1786181592 |
"Trust me," the insect repeated. Franz did not. What if Franz Kafka did not succumb to tuberculosis at the age of 40? What if he awoke the day after his supposed death to find himself attended by the giant insect he once imagined in his own story The Metamorphosis? And what if he were recruited by a mysterious agency to investigate a rash of bizarre, mysterious murders plaguing 1924 Vienna? Murders that are possibly connected to an equally mysterious performer who commits suicide every night at the music hall (but cannot be connected to any crimes)? The Hanging Artist leads the newly rehabilitated Franz Kafka on an absurdist round of discoveries, the solution of which is more fantastical than anything he imagined. “Terrific” The Washington Post (‘The best science fiction and fantasy of 2019’).
Holy Men and Hunger Artists
Title | Holy Men and Hunger Artists PDF eBook |
Author | Eliezer Diamond |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0195137507 |
The existence of ascetic elements within rabbinic Judaism has generally been either overlooked or actually denied. Diamond shows that rabbinic asceticism does indeed exist. This asceticism is mainly secondary, rather than primary, in that the rabbis place no value on self-denial in and of itself.