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The Complete StoriesThe Complete Stories
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The best place to start with Kafka is with his short stories, and here we have all of his...
The Metamorphosis (Norton Critical Editions)The Metamorphosis (Norton Critical Editions)
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Kafka's writing works at many levels. I am sure almost every school of Literary Criticism makes...
The Post-Office Girl (New York Review Books Classics)The Post-Office Girl (New York Review Books Classics)
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I only review a fraction of the number of books I read, so I don't give this compliment ...
Death in VeniceDeath in Venice
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i literally finished this book in half a day. I could not put it down or get it out of my head....
The Man Without Qualities Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction and Pseudo Reality PrevailsThe Man Without Qualities Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction and Pseudo Reality Prevails
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This is an unfinished romance which is a kind of no romance. Robert Musil draws our attention...


Siddhartha (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Siddhartha (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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Siddhartha is both a western and eastern tale. Though it was written by a westerner, it has the...
Joseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the ProviderJoseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the Provider
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I'm at a loss about how to begin a review of the titanic marvel "Joseph and His...
Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your LifeWhy You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
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Everybody knows the face of Franz Kafka, whether they have read any of his works or not. And...
Demian (Perennial Classics)Demian (Perennial Classics)
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I received the book in a short amount of time and it was in perfect condition.
The Metamorphosis, In The Penal Colony, and Other StoriesThe Metamorphosis, In The Penal Colony, and Other Stories
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The most poignant moment of Franz Kafka's 1915 novella The Metamorphosis occurs when the...


The Man Without Qualities Vol. 2: Into the Millennium, from the Posthumous PapersThe Man Without Qualities Vol. 2: Into the Millennium, from the Posthumous Papers
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Musil's continuation of 'The Man Without Qualities' takes us even deeper into the turn of the...
Metamorphosis and Other Stories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)Metamorphosis and Other Stories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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Some of the other editions are about the same price but only has the Metamorphosis, while this...
Lady Audley's SecretLady Audley's Secret
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In Lady Audley's Secret, Sir Michael Audley marries Lucy Graham, a governess. She's a...
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (Everyman's Library)Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (Everyman's Library)
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French literature of or about the XIX Century deeply explored the rise of the bourgeoisie over...
Death in Venice (Dover Thrift Editions)Death in Venice (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Thomas Mann has taken an ages old theme, the attraction of an older, worn out man for a youthful...

Beneath the WheelBeneath the Wheel
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For anyone being crushed and canned within the (mostly) incompetant and self-serving system of...
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum : Or How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum : Or How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
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Information manipulation, secrets and lies and cover-ups all in the name of providing a service...
The Golem (Dedalus European Classics)The Golem (Dedalus European Classics)
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I don't know if I've ever enjoyed reading a book this much (different translation) -- certainly...
The Swiss Family Robinson (Penguin Classics)The Swiss Family Robinson (Penguin Classics)
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The Swiss Family Robinson was initially written in German by Swiss author Johann Wyss in 1812,...
Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)
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Comparing these translations to other versions, these translations are horrible. With Kafka,...

Amerika: The Man Who DisappearedAmerika: The Man Who Disappeared
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this book is a delight from beginning to end. it's unfinished, but so are all of kafka's novels...
The Sorrows of Young Werther and Selected Writings (Signet Classics)The Sorrows of Young Werther and Selected Writings (Signet Classics)
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Currently I'm taking a class in German, as is being taught by a professor from Germany. When...
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early YearsConfessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years
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If you're a struggling writer, artist, musician, Thomas Mann is for you. This book is wildly...
Pictor's Metamorphoses: And Other FantasiesPictor's Metamorphoses: And Other Fantasies
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Hesse was an inveterate story writer and this collection is an excellent introduction to his...
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics)The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (Penguin Classics)
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The introduction claims this is an extraordinary book and it surely is. It does bare some...

Death in RomeDeath in Rome
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Death in Rome is a profound and thought-provoking novel written in the mid-fifties. While set...
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Modern Library)The Sorrows of Young Werther (Modern Library)
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I don't think I've been this annoyed by a main character since "The Catcher in the...
Henry Von Ofterdingen: A NovelHenry Von Ofterdingen: A Novel
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In my class at college, we had to read this book. The imagery and fairy tale qualities imply...
Death in VeniceDeath in Venice
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A famous German writer, Gustav von Aschenbach, a lonely intellectual, goes to the Lido in Venice...
Three Novellas: THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER, FALLMERAYER THE STATIONMASTER AND THE BUST OF TH (Works of Joseph Roth)Three Novellas: THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER, FALLMERAYER THE STATIONMASTER AND THE BUST OF TH (Works of Joseph Roth)
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A sumptuous, mordant, and richly pleasing trio of smartly-written short stories from Roth,...

Siddhartha (Enriched Classics)Siddhartha (Enriched Classics)
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This allegorical novel, set in sixth-century India around the time of the Buddha, follows a...
Youth; Heart of Darkness; The End of the Tether (Penguin Classics)Youth; Heart of Darkness; The End of the Tether (Penguin Classics)
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Make sure you read the short story "Youth," as well as the "Heart of...
The Angel of the West Window (Dedalus European Classics)The Angel of the West Window (Dedalus European Classics)
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This is a truly fascinating and at times startling account of one man's desperate search for...
Peter Camenzind: A NovelPeter Camenzind: A Novel
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Peter Camenzind is the earliest fictional work of Great Hermann Hesse who has been always one of...
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Penguin Classics)Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Penguin Classics)
I first read BILLIARDS AT HALF PAST NINE over thirty years ago while in college. It made a...

The Casualty (Norton Paperback Fiction)The Casualty (Norton Paperback Fiction)
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These 22 short stories by Heinrich B?ll are powerful and moving. Most of the stories are very...
The Golden Pot and Other Tales: A New Translation by Ritchie Robertson (Oxford World's Classics)The Golden Pot and Other Tales: A New Translation by Ritchie Robertson (Oxford World's Classics)
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I would like to take a moment to correct a very common misconception about E.T.A. Hoffmann...in...
The Clown (Penguin Classics)The Clown (Penguin Classics)
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I read this book years ago (on a plane ride) and it has stayed with me as few other books have. ...
Mozart's Journey to Prague and a Selection of Poems (Penguin Classics)Mozart's Journey to Prague and a Selection of Poems (Penguin Classics)
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When I came across this novel (a Penguin Books edition, without the poems) I had no idea that...
The Trial (Everyman's Library (Cloth))The Trial (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
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Kafka depicts a terrifying world, a man lost in a world of utter unintelligibility - it is the...

The Trial (Everyman's Library (Cloth))The Trial (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
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Kafka depicts a terrifying world, a man lost in a world of utter unintelligibility - it is the...
Hotel Savoy (Works of Joseph Roth)Hotel Savoy (Works of Joseph Roth)
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Still bearing scars from the gulag, a freed POW traverses Russia to arrive at the Polish town of...
Siddhartha: A New TranslationSiddhartha: A New Translation
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On a whim I picked this one up, knowing of it and recognizing the book title. I knew nothing of...
Castle to Castle (French Literature) (French Literature)Castle to Castle (French Literature) (French Literature)
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Why aren't you reading Louis Ferdinand Celine? Few authors of the 20th century come close to...
The Magic Mountain (Modern Library)The Magic Mountain (Modern Library)
At the risk of being labelled a Philistine, I declare that this book is one of the most...

The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored TextThe Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text
it is well written but the whole story made me increasingly tense and anxious, as well it...
The Wilkomirski Affair: A Study in Biographical TruthThe Wilkomirski Affair: A Study in Biographical Truth
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This is a clear and thorough an expose of the fraud perpetrated by Bruno Grosjean Dossekker, who...
Steppenwolf: A NovelSteppenwolf: A Novel
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"Ignorance is bliss," goes the old proverb coined by Thomas Gray, and I'd wager...
Eight German Novellas (Oxford World's Classics)Eight German Novellas (Oxford World's Classics)
This selection features eight Novellen by leading German writers of the nineteenth century....
German Novellas of Realism, I: Sifter, Droste-Huleshoff, Golthelf, Grillparzer, Morike (German Library)German Novellas of Realism, I: Sifter, Droste-Huleshoff, Golthelf, Grillparzer, Morike (German Library)
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Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn As Told by a FriendDoctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn As Told by a Friend
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Thomas Mann's tragic rendering of the myth of Faust is an extraordinarily rich work of artistry...
Understanding Hermann Hesse: The Man, His Myth, His Metaphor (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature)Understanding Hermann Hesse: The Man, His Myth, His Metaphor (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature)HyperionHyperion
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Archipelago Books published Ross Benjamin's new translation of Hyperion in April 2008. Some of...
The Sorrows of Young Werther, Elective Affinities, Novella (Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 11)The Sorrows of Young Werther, Elective Affinities, Novella (Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 11)
Best Price: $13.70
Containing three of Goethe's major prose works, this volume explores a range of themes:...
RosshaldeRosshalde
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Having read most of Herman Hesse's other novels including Demian, Siddhartha, and Magister Ludi,...

El Proceso (Clasicos de la literatura series)El Proceso (Clasicos de la literatura series)
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For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced...
Scenes of Clerical LifeScenes of Clerical Life
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George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) was born in Warwickshire in 1819. Her father was an estate manager...
The Real Tadzio: Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and the Boy Who Inspired ItThe Real Tadzio: Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and the Boy Who Inspired It
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Thomas Mann's novella "Death in Venice" written in 1911 has proven to be one of the...
  
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