{"product_id":"amerika-paperback-by-franz-kafka-1","title":"Amerika Paperback by Franz Kafka","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2019-05-28)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781784875626\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e209.79\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.79 x 5.12 x 0.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘No other voice has borne truer witness to the dark of our times’ George Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, sixteen-year-old Karl Rossman is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the land of opportunity, Karl’s youthful breeziness propels him into a series of bizarre escapades which threaten to ensnare him permanently.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Though dredged with humour and optimism, Kafka’s first novel bears his distinctive hallmarks, as young Karl becomes mired in an ever more unreal and oppressive system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CLASSIC TRANSLATION BY WILLA AND EDWIN MUIR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e (1883–1924) was born into a Jewish family in Prague. In 1906 he received a doctorate in jurisprudence, and for many years he worked a tedious job as a civil service lawyer investigating claims at the State Worker's Accident Insurance Institute. He never married, and published only a few slim volumes of stories during his lifetime. \u003ci\u003eMeditation\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of sketches, appeared in 1912; \u003ci\u003eThe Stoker: A Fragment\u003c\/i\u003e in 1913; \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e in 1915; \u003ci\u003eThe Judgement\u003c\/i\u003e in 1916; \u003ci\u003eIn the Penal Colony\u003c\/i\u003e in 1919; and \u003ci\u003eA Country Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e in 1920. The great novels were not published until after his death from tuberculosis: \u003ci\u003eAmerica, The Trial\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43361880375457,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781784875626","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781784875626.jpg?v=1698517872","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/amerika-paperback-by-franz-kafka-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}