Name: Franz Kafka - Apparatus: A Play based on 'In the Penal Colony' by Franz Kafka
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Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9780992644529

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Franz Kafka - Apparatus: A Play based on 'In the Penal Colony' by Franz Kafka

Type

Physical Book

Author

Franz Kafka

Ross Dinwiddy

Publisher

Dare Devil

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 12.9 x 0.4 cm

Weight

0.07 kg.

ISBN13

9780992644529

Synopsis "Franz Kafka - Apparatus: A Play based on 'In the Penal Colony' by Franz Kafka"

You are cordially invited to attend a most unusual, mechanically achieved execution - death by means of a complex machine designed and constructed in a nightmare. The Traveller is only on the island for a few days, he's no fan of the brutal penal colony there, but he hopes to leave with plenty to write about. Today he's scheduled to watch a man die, but nothing has prepared him for an hour in the company of The Officer, the keeper and guardian of the hellish Apparatus. A play based on Kafka's prophetically terrifying yet darkly humorous 'In the Penal Colony' - a dramatic labyrinth of cruelty, obsession and madness.

Franz Kafka

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(Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 1924) Bohemian writer in German language. His work, among the most influential in world literature, is a pioneer in the fusion of realistic elements with fantastic ones and focuses mainly on father-son conflicts, anxiety, existentialism, physical and psychological brutality, guilt, the philosophy of the absurd, bureaucracy, and spiritual transformations. He wrote notable novels and a large number of short stories, and also left behind extensive correspondence and autobiographical writings. His unique literary style has often been associated with the artistic philosophy of existentialism and expressionism. His personal relationships also had a significant impact on his writing. The term Kafkaesque is used in Spanish to describe bizarre situations, due to their absurdity and distressing nature.

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