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Contemplation (Kafka)
''Betrachtung'' (published in English as ''Meditation'' or ''Contemplation'') is a collection of eighteen short stories by Franz Kafka written between 1904 and 1912. It was Kafka's first published book, printed at the end of 1912 (with the publication year given as "1913") in the ''Rowohlt Verlag'' on an initiative by Kurt Wolff. Eight of these stories were published before under the title ''Betrachtungen'' ("Contemplations") in the bimonthly '' Hyperion''.Kafka, Franz. ''The Complete Stories.'' New York: Schocken Books, 1995 p. 472-473. The collection ''Description of a Struggle'', published in 1958, includes some of the stories In English, in whole or in part. All the stories appear in ''The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka'' (1971) and were published in a single volume edition by Twisted Spoon Press, illustrated by Fedele Spadafora. They have also been translated by Malcolm Pasley and are available in the Penguin Books edition, ''The Transformation and Other Stories'' (1992). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Pasley
Sir John Malcolm Sabine Pasley, 5th Baronet, FBA (5 April 1926 – 4 March 2004), commonly known as Malcolm Pasley, was a British philologist affiliated with the University of Oxford. He was considered the foremost British authority of German studies. Pasley is particularly well known for his dedication to and publication of the works of Franz Kafka. Biography Early life Born in Rajkot, India, Pasley was educated at Sherborne. He was a direct descendant of Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet, who distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and was made a baronet in 1794. He served in the Royal Navy between 1944 and 1946. Academics and honors Following is the outline of the academic career of Sir Malcolm Pasley:Jeremy AdlerObituary''The Independent'' (London), 26 March 2004 *1947: Attended Trinity College, Oxford *1949: Graduated with a First in Modern Languages *1949-50: Laming Travelling Fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford *1950-58: Appointed Lecturer in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowohlt Verlag Books
Rowohlt may refer to: * Rowohlt Verlag, a publishing house * Ernst Rowohlt, publisher * Harry Rowohlt Harry Rowohlt (27 March 1945 – 15 June 2015) was a German writer and translator. He also played the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap Lindenstraße. Background Born Harry Rupp in Hamburg, Rowohlt was the son of publisher E ..., writer * Maria Rowohlt, actress {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowohlt German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Story Collections By Franz Kafka
Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as the Short Arts, entertainment, and media * Short film, a cinema format (also called film short or short subject) * Short story, prose generally readable in one sitting * ''The Short-Timers'', a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by Gustav Hasford, about military short-timers in Vietnam Brands and enterprises * Short Brothers, a British aerospace company * Short Brothers of Sunderland, former English shipbuilder Computing and technology * Short circuit, an accidental connection between two nodes of an electrical circuit * Short integer, a computer datatype Finance * Short (finance), stock-trading position * Short snorter, a banknote signed by fellow travelers, common during World War II Foodstuffs * Short pastry, one which is rich in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give It Up! (comics)
''Give It Up!'' is a comics adaptation of nine short stories by Franz Kafka drawn by Peter Kuper. In the introduction, by Jules Feiffer, Kuper's adaptations are described as "riffs, visual improvisations." The Stories * A Little Fable * The Bridge * Give It Up! * A Hunger Artist * A Fratricide "A Fratricide" (German: Ein Brudermord) is a short story by Franz Kafka written between December 1916 and January 1917. It is one of Kafka's most realistically descriptive and graphically violent stories, and tells the story of a murderer, Schmar ... * The Helmsman * The Trees * The Top * The Vulture References Kafka, Franz (Writer) and Peter Kuper (Illustrator). ''Give It Up! And Other Short Stories''. Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing. 1995. Adaptations of works by Franz Kafka {{comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |