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Dystopic and comedic, this anthology explores top fiction from generations of writers and artists who have drawn inspiration from Franz Kafka's writings. The stories in this illuminating collection include Philip Roth's alternate history in which Kafka survived into the 1940s and emigrated to America; Jorge Luis Borges' bizarre lottery that develops into a mystical system; Carol Emshwiller's woman seeking to be accepted as officially male by a society of men; and Paul Di Filippo's hero who works as a magazine writer by day but is a costumed crime fighter by night. Rounding out the exceptional lineup is R. Crumb's humorous work, "A Hunger Artist" from "Kafka for Beginners" alongside a new English translation of the story itself. Each author also responds to the question "Why Kafka?" and discusses his writing, its relevance and relation to their own work, and his enduring legacy.

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• Full title: Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka
• Author: John Kessel, James Patrick Kelly
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 283
• EAN: 9781616960490
• ISBN: 1616960493
• ID: 12403978
• Publisher: TACHYON PUBN
• Weight: 313 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 160 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: November 2011

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