Superb collection by modern master explores the complexity, anxiety, and futility of modern life. Excellent new English translations of the title story ― considered by many critics Kafka's most perfect work ― plus "The Judgment," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor"...

Superb collection by modern master explores the complexity, anxiety, and futility of modern life. Excellent new English translations of the title story ― considered by many critics Kafka's most perfect work ― plus "The Judgment," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor" and "A Report to an Academy." Note.