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Name: Amerika
Rating: 4 (15 reviews)
Author: Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka began the novel Der Verschollene in 1912 and completed a single chapter in 1914, but died before finishing it. Published in 1927 as Amerika by Max Brod, the story follows Karl Rossmann, banished from his parents’ home after an incident with a housemaid. Emboldened by optimism and accompanied by two comic‑sinister friends, Karl navigates misadventures across America, eventually heading toward Oklahoma where a theatrical career beckons. Recent critical editions return the text to its original form, and Mark Harman’s English translation restores Kafka’s humor and linguistic particularity, offering readers the closest possible view of the manuscript Kafka left behind.

First publish date: 1927

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Franz Kafka

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