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Преображението
Разкази
Кафка е познат предимно като автор на романи. Но и в разказите му е намерила място онази немощ за решителни действия, онази безизходица и свързаната с нея резигнация, която съпътства цялото му творчество. Всички разкази са обединени от отчетливо подчертаната тема за самотата, за личната изолация на човека от околния свят, за страха - тема, представена в най-разнообразни варианти. Неговото творчество, неговите видения оставят дълбоки дири в съзнанието, трагичният му светоглед присъства във всичките му произведения.
Изданието включва:
* Присъдата
* Огнярят
* Преображението
* Грижата на бащата
* Единадесет сина
* Братоубийство
* В наказателната колония
* Малката жена
Кафка е познат предимно като автор на романи. Но и в разказите му е намерила място онази немощ за решителни действия, онази безизходица и свързаната с нея резигнация, която съпътства цялото му творчество. Всички разкази са обединени от отчетливо подчертаната тема за самотата, за личната изолация на човека от околния свят, за страха - тема, представена в най-разнообразни варианти. Неговото творчество, неговите видения оставят дълбоки дири в съзнанието, трагичният му светоглед присъства във всичките му произведения.
Изданието включва:
* Присъдата
* Огнярят
* Преображението
* Грижата на бащата
* Единадесет сина
* Братоубийство
* В наказателната колония
* Малката жена
- GenresClassics
160 pages, Paperback
Published November 30, 1982
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About the author
Franz Kafka
3,235 books38.8k followersFranz Kafka was a German-speaking writer from Prague whose work became one of the foundations of modern literature, even though he published only a small part of his writing during his lifetime. Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kafka grew up amid German, Czech, and Jewish cultural influences that shaped his sense of displacement and linguistic precision. His difficult relationship with his authoritarian father left a lasting mark, fostering feelings of guilt, anxiety, and inadequacy that became central themes in his fiction and personal writings.
Kafka studied law at the German University in Prague, earning a doctorate in 1906. He chose law for practical reasons rather than personal inclination, a compromise that troubled him throughout his life. After university, he worked for several insurance institutions, most notably the Workers Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia. His duties included assessing industrial accidents and drafting legal reports, work he carried out competently and responsibly. Nevertheless, Kafka regarded his professional life as an obstacle to his true vocation, and most of his writing was done at night or during periods of illness and leave. Kafka began publishing short prose pieces in his early adulthood, later collected in volumes such as Contemplation and A Country Doctor. These works attracted little attention at the time but already displayed the hallmarks of his mature style, including precise language, emotional restraint, and the application of calm logic to deeply unsettling situations. His major novels The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika were left unfinished and unpublished during his lifetime. They depict protagonists trapped within opaque systems of authority, facing accusations, rules, or hierarchies that remain unexplained and unreachable. Themes of alienation, guilt, bureaucracy, law, and punishment run throughout Kafka’s work. His characters often respond to absurd or terrifying circumstances with obedience or resignation, reflecting his own conflicted relationship with authority and obligation. Kafka’s prose avoids overt symbolism, yet his narratives function as powerful metaphors through structure, repetition, and tone. Ordinary environments gradually become nightmarish without losing their internal coherence. Kafka’s personal life was marked by emotional conflict, chronic self-doubt, and recurring illness. He formed intense but troubled romantic relationships, including engagements that he repeatedly broke off, fearing that marriage would interfere with his writing. His extensive correspondence and diaries reveal a relentless self-critic, deeply concerned with morality, spirituality, and the demands of artistic integrity. In his later years, Kafka’s health deteriorated due to tuberculosis, forcing him to withdraw from work and spend long periods in sanatoriums. Despite his illness, he continued writing when possible. He died young, leaving behind a large body of unpublished manuscripts. Before his death, he instructed his close friend Max Brod to destroy all of his remaining work. Brod ignored this request and instead edited and published Kafka’s novels, stories, and diaries, ensuring his posthumous reputation.
The publication of Kafka’s work after his death established him as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. The term Kafkaesque entered common usage to describe situations marked by oppressive bureaucracy, absurd logic, and existential anxiety. His writing has been interpreted through existential, religious, psychological, and political perspectives, though Kafka himself resisted definitive meanings. His enduring power lies in his ability to articulate modern anxiety with clarity and restraint.
Kafka studied law at the German University in Prague, earning a doctorate in 1906. He chose law for practical reasons rather than personal inclination, a compromise that troubled him throughout his life. After university, he worked for several insurance institutions, most notably the Workers Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia. His duties included assessing industrial accidents and drafting legal reports, work he carried out competently and responsibly. Nevertheless, Kafka regarded his professional life as an obstacle to his true vocation, and most of his writing was done at night or during periods of illness and leave. Kafka began publishing short prose pieces in his early adulthood, later collected in volumes such as Contemplation and A Country Doctor. These works attracted little attention at the time but already displayed the hallmarks of his mature style, including precise language, emotional restraint, and the application of calm logic to deeply unsettling situations. His major novels The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika were left unfinished and unpublished during his lifetime. They depict protagonists trapped within opaque systems of authority, facing accusations, rules, or hierarchies that remain unexplained and unreachable. Themes of alienation, guilt, bureaucracy, law, and punishment run throughout Kafka’s work. His characters often respond to absurd or terrifying circumstances with obedience or resignation, reflecting his own conflicted relationship with authority and obligation. Kafka’s prose avoids overt symbolism, yet his narratives function as powerful metaphors through structure, repetition, and tone. Ordinary environments gradually become nightmarish without losing their internal coherence. Kafka’s personal life was marked by emotional conflict, chronic self-doubt, and recurring illness. He formed intense but troubled romantic relationships, including engagements that he repeatedly broke off, fearing that marriage would interfere with his writing. His extensive correspondence and diaries reveal a relentless self-critic, deeply concerned with morality, spirituality, and the demands of artistic integrity. In his later years, Kafka’s health deteriorated due to tuberculosis, forcing him to withdraw from work and spend long periods in sanatoriums. Despite his illness, he continued writing when possible. He died young, leaving behind a large body of unpublished manuscripts. Before his death, he instructed his close friend Max Brod to destroy all of his remaining work. Brod ignored this request and instead edited and published Kafka’s novels, stories, and diaries, ensuring his posthumous reputation.
The publication of Kafka’s work after his death established him as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. The term Kafkaesque entered common usage to describe situations marked by oppressive bureaucracy, absurd logic, and existential anxiety. His writing has been interpreted through existential, religious, psychological, and political perspectives, though Kafka himself resisted definitive meanings. His enduring power lies in his ability to articulate modern anxiety with clarity and restraint.
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January 8, 2021
Нарежда се сред най-бавно прочетените кратки книги досега. Тягостна, леко архаичен език и стил, натежала от смисъл, загатната недоизказаност, критика към обществото и порядките. В голяма степен доближава Достоевски, но с един оттенък на неизменно присъствие на най-низкото, на отвратителното до погнуса, пред чието лице човек почти инстинктивно извръща глава на другата страна. Като че ли този незначителен жест ще накара всичко пошло, низко, несправедливо и ужасно да изчезне, да соре да съществува по неведом път. Това, разбира се, не се случва. То си остава сред нас, до нас и дълбоко в самите нас. И няма сила, която да го изкорени или обори. Безнадеждност лъха от Кафка. И затова няма да ми стане любимец
April 28, 2023
Темата за ауйсайдера, за самотника, за онзи, който не просто е отритнат от обществото, а и е обречен никога да не може да стане част от него - за това Кафка пише най-добре. Особено впечатляващ и оригинален беше завършекът на "Метаморфоза", където смъртта на буболечката се оказва най-угодна за всички - семейството се спаси от "чудовището" в съседната стая, а за "чудовището" приключи агонията на собствената му изолираност.
Иначе страниците са изпъстрени с голяма доза daddy issues, често се среща образът на родителя-съдник, за когото никога няма да бъдеш достатъчен.
Някои от разказите ми се сториха или anticlimactic, или прекалено кратки, или ненужно дълги.
Най ми допадна "В наказателната колония"
Иначе страниците са изпъстрени с голяма доза daddy issues, често се среща образът на родителя-съдник, за когото никога няма да бъдеш достатъчен.
Някои от разказите ми се сториха или anticlimactic, или прекалено кратки, или ненужно дълги.
Най ми допадна "В наказателната колония"
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September 4, 2018
В този сборник са събрани няколко от разказите/новели на Кафка.
И макар най-известното със сигурност да е Преображението/Метаморфозата, в която главният герой се превръща в огрмона буболечка, но "В наказателната колония" бе най-шокиращата творба.
И макар най-известното със сигурност да е Преображението/Метаморфозата, в която главният герой се превръща в огрмона буболечка, но "В наказателната колония" бе най-шокиращата творба.
September 11, 2024
I have postponed reading this for so pong, but i finnaly did. And guess what?? I liked it much more than i expected to like it. One of the my little 5/5 reads
March 31, 2022
Сега прочетох едноименния разказ и "В наказателната колония", останалите ги бях чел по-отдавна.
Неслучайно Кафка е толкова признат. Темата на "Преображението" е самотата, неразбирането, тежестта при него от чувството за дълг, безжалостните рамки, които налага обществото. А идеята, с която е изобразено това е гениална.
Неслучайно Кафка е толкова признат. Темата на "Преображението" е самотата, неразбирането, тежестта при него от чувството за дълг, безжалостните рамки, които налага обществото. А идеята, с която е изобразено това е гениална.
December 11, 2018
Много увлекателен разказ! Много ми хареса!
February 15, 2019
Доста странни, но в никакъв случай лоши разкази. Харесах много "Преображението" и "В наказателната колония", като последният остави силно впечатление у мен.
March 29, 2015
A book ahead of its time It refers more to the current time of alienation and loneliness of people in the crowded towns.
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December 23, 2023I hate it.
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