Josephine the Singer or the Mouse Folk (The Metamorphasis A Hunger Artist A Penal Colony and Other Stories)

The stunning intricate captivating and unnerving short stories by Franz Kafka display him at the pinnacle of his writing abilities. In these Kafka explores universal themes like guilt alienation self-expression cruelty condemnation shame and atonement. His dark and masterfully created stories which vacillate between dream and reality are populated by both people and animals. In Kafka's stories the protagonists are chased and plagued as they travel through a world ruled by forces beyond their control.