The Castle

An acclaimed translation of the final work by Franz Kafka—author of
A Penguin Classic

About the author

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born of Jewish parents in Prague. Several of his story collections were published in his lifetime and his novels, The Trial, The Castle and Amerika, were published posthumously by his editor Max Brod.J. A. Underwood is a distinguished translator of German and French. He has translated, among others, Freud, Canetti, Kafka, Benjamin, Gombrowicz, Bachelard and Robbe-Grillet.

Product details

• Authors: Franz Kafka, Idris Parry, J. A. Underwood, John Zilcosky
• Assisted by: Idris Parry (Introduction), Parry Idris (Introduction), John Zilcosky (Introduction), Zilcosky John (Introduction), J. A. Underwood (Translation), Underwood J. A. (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.05.2024
• EAN: 9780241678916
• ISBN: 978-0-241-67891-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); FICTION / Political, FICTION / Psychological, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Politics, FICTION / World Literature / Czech Republic, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction