Books like German stories by Harry Steinhauer

In Kafka’s 1915 novella *Die Verwandlung*, salesman Gregor Samsa awakes to find himself transformed into a gigantic insect, prompting a psychological and social exploration of alienation and family dynamics.

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, written after a 1910s journey to India, follows a young boy’s quest for spiritual enlightenment during Gautama Buddha’s era.

Ivan Turgenev’s 1862 classic explores generational conflict through the clash between nihilist Bazarov and his heir, Arkady, set against the backdrop of Russian society and family life.

A collection of short stories by Brazilian writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, translated into English, that examine social life, manners, and customs through humor and irony.

284 p. 17 cm. Contents: Lenz / Georg Buchner -- Brigitta / Adalbert Stifter -- Earthquake in Chile / Heinrich von Kleist -- Little legend of the dance / Gottfried Keller -- Tale of the Cavalry / Hugo von Hofmannsthal -- Autopsy / George Heym -- Gym period / Rainer Maria Rilke -- "Gladius Dei" / Thomas Mann -- In the penal colony / Franz Kafka -- Village tale / Robert Walser -- Conquest / Gottfried Benn -- Living authors / Stephen Spender -- Bound man / Ilse Aichinger -- Man with the knives / Heinrich Boll -- New apartment / Heinz Huber -- Meeting in the hallway / Hans Erich Nossack -- Game of murder / Gerd Gaiser -- World ends / Wolfgang Hildesheimer -- Series Title: Laurel editions, LC148 Responsibility: Edited and introduced by Stephen Spender. Abstract: Seventeen representative stories by 19th- and 20th- century authors, with an introduction by the editor. [New York, Dell Pub. Co., 1960]