There's no argument: Kafka is one of the greatest writers in modern history. His stories are short but powerful, hitting you hard and compelling you to think about them for weeks afterward. I found them dark, abstract, difficult to understand... but fascinating nevertheless. Famously, Kafka never felt that his writing was worthy of publication and on his deathbed gave all his unpublished stories to a friend to destroy. That friend, Max Brod, couldn't bring himself to actually burn them, however, and instead had them published after Kafka's death. Sadly, Kafka died quite young (he was only 40) from tuberculosis. I read the Penguin Classics collection of his short stories. The four that I found the most interesting and memorable were: Metamorphosis, The Judgement, In the Penal Colony and A Hunger-Artist. So disgusting, and yet, so sad! I can't decide if I'd rather hug it or step on it... The Metamorphosis is probably Kafka's most famous work. Most pe...
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