Books tagged: kafkaesque

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The End of Terrorism    by Rakesh Sethi
Price: $0.99 USD. 12290 words. Published on January 11, 2009. .

In the frenzy of general elections, candidates were busy vying for media attention. The outcome had been ever so slightly manipulated by a sinister foreign hand. A calculated plan had been carried out,by a group, so bent to destroy the will of the people. Several forces, both from living and dead resonate and lead to uncovering of world's first bloodless plot.
Obsolescence (short story)    by Angela Meyer
Price: $0.99 USD. 1240 words. Published on May 25, 2011. .

In the rainy city of Bergen, Norway, a tattooed, troll-like figure quietly disposes of 'the guilty'. But Knut's instinct-driven mission is becoming more and more complex... Originally published in The Lifted Brow 6: Atlas, edited by Ronnie Scott. Cover: artwork by Cecile Raposo-Knight, design by Sonja Meyer.
The Operation    by Colin Marks
Price: Free! 4160 words. Published on June 20, 2011. .

A late night knock at a door starts a ‘Kafkaesque’ tale of confusion and frustration in this latest 4,000 word short story from British writer Colin Marks.
Metamorphosis In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 87320 words. Published on January 13, 2012. .

A business man wakes up and discovers he has been turned into a cockroach of sorts! Beginnings don't get much better then that! Unfortunately, a hundred years has made most translations of Kafka's classic work feel a bit dated. BookCaps can help with this fresh translation for the modern reader.
Kafka's Hairbrush    by Stefano Boscutti
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published on January 31, 2012. .

Someone's having a bad hair day. Anxious writer Franz K. waits for the pharmacy in Prague's old square to open so he can purchase a bottle of his favorite hair tonic. Why are they late? What is wrong with the clerk? Why can't he understand a word he says? "Kafka’s Hairbrush" is an analeptic literary love story. A little pick-me-up. Can the fretful writer ever settle his nerves?
The Life and Times of Franz Kafka    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 5170 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .

The founder of Kafkaesque literature, Franz Kafka is one of the most influencial writers who ever lived. But who was he really? Find out here in this short biography.
A Criminal of the Near Future    by Unter Grimschrund
Price: $2.99 USD. 12630 words. Published by Rapid-Dynamix Publishing  on June 12, 2012. .

Franklin Sinclair. Arrested, imprisoned. In the clutches of the State, in the clutches of a counselor. A massif of a man, always probing, always one step ahead, always leaving him with small cryptic wooden boxes. What is it that lies underneath the machinery of the state? What is its purpose? How does it feed itself? And most importantly: what is it that rattles inside the final box?
Kafka's Metamorphosis -- The Early Drafts    by Eric Hood
Price: $3.99 USD. 3010 words. Published on February 24, 2013. .

This book humorously recreates -- in language, tone, and strangeness -- Kafka's grasp of the absurd.