Amerika by by Franz Kafka
Kafka's first and funniest book, Amerika tells the story of young Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual mishap, finds himself packed off to America. Expecting redemption in the land of opportunity, Karl is swept up in whirlwind dizzying reversals and strange escapades.
Amerika by Franz Kafka
Format: 19th paperback printing
Condition: Very good plus, light edge and corner wear, light nicks and wrinkling at spine, price sticker at rear.
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Publishing Info: Schocken, New York, 1987
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9780805204179
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Kafka's first and funniest book, 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.
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