Muir, Edwin 1887-1959

The trial by Franz Kafka ( Book )
71 editions published between 1925 and 2009 in English and German and held by 2,976 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of the great works of the twentieth century, Kafka's The Trial has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem. In it, a man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. Faced with this ambiguous but threatening situation, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. One of the iconic figures of modern world literature, Kafka writes about universal problems of guilt, responsibility, and freedom. He offers no solutions, but provokes his readers to arrive at meanings of their own. Mike Mitchell's translation captures Kafka's distinctive style. Based on the best available German text, it includes not only the main text but the chapters Kafka left incomplete. In his Introduction, Ritchie Robertson considers the many puzzles in the novel and the different interpretations to which the novel has been subjected. The book also includes a Biographical Preface, an up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. -- Publisher

The castle by Franz Kafka ( Book )
64 editions published between 1930 and 2005 in English and German and held by 2,026 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fantasy novel, depicting human attempts to arrive closer to God, considered to be a symbolic classic

The structure of the novel by Edwin Muir ( Book )
100 editions published between 1928 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,012 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on literature and society by Edwin Muir ( Book )
43 editions published between 1949 and 1967 in English and French and held by 1,627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Collected poems by Edwin Muir ( Book )
48 editions published between 1952 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Amerika by Franz Kafka ( Book )
21 editions published between 1940 and 1996 in English and German and held by 1,330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kafka's first and funniest novel, Amerika tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures. Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land."

The estate of poetry by Edwin Muir ( Book )
24 editions published between 1955 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Richelieu; his rise to power by Carl Jacob Burckhardt ( Book )
23 editions published between 1940 and 1967 in English and German and held by 1,060 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Josephus by Lion Feuchtwanger ( Book )
18 editions published between 1932 and 1973 in 3 languages and held by 1,015 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First part of a trilogy based on the life of the Jewish historian

Selected short stories by Franz Kafka ( Book )
9 editions published between 1952 and 1993 in English and German and held by 837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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