Amerika (Vintage Classics)

‘No other voice has borne truer witness to the dark of our times’ George Steiner

After an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, sixteen-year-old Karl Rossman is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the land of opportunity, Karl’s youthful breeziness propels him into a series of bizarre escapades which threaten to ensnare him permanently. Though dredged with humour and optimism, Kafka’s first novel bears his distinctive hallmarks, as young Karl becomes mired in an ever more unreal and oppressive system.

THE CLASSIC TRANSLATION BY WILLA AND EDWIN MUIR

„Nicio alta voce nu a dat marturie mai adevarata asupra intunericului vremurilor noastre” George Steiner Dupa o nenorocire sexuala jenanta cu o servitoare, Karl Rossman, in varsta de saisprezece ani, este alungat in America de parintii sai. Asteptat sa se rascumpere in tara oportunitatilor, tineretea adiere a lui Karl il propulseaza intr-o serie de escapade bizare care ameninta sa-l prinda permanent.