A Hunger Artist

Name: A Hunger Artist
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9781662269639

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: Cori Samuel

Unabridged: 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corp.

Published: 05/17/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is an archetypical creation of Kafka: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large. The title of the story has been translated also to "A Fasting Artist" and "A Starvation Artist".A Hunger Artist explores the familiar Kafka themes of death, art, isolation, asceticism, spiritual poverty, futility, personal failure and the corruption of human relationships.As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.

About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century. His unique body of writing-much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously-is considered to be among the most influential in Western literature. Among his most well known stories are "The Metamorphosis" and "In the Penal Colony," and his novels include The Trial and The Castle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on September 20, 2018

When . . . some leisurely passer-by stopped . . . and spoke of cheating, that was in its way the stupidest lie ever invented by indifference and inborn malice, since it was not the hunger artist who was cheating, he was working honestly, but the world was cheating him of his reward. The main char......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on October 23, 2018

These four stories capture how easily art can drive the artist to death. Kafka is so good at what he does, but these have a slightly different flavour too them. They’re not what you would term as directly Kafkaesque; they have nightmarish qualities and oppressive undertones to them, but the characte......more

Goodreads review by هدى on April 13, 2013

I am too overwhelmed to write , for i AM the hunger artist ! It's like watching yourself , your life , your decisions ,and above all your DEATH ! This is how i visioned my death ! I just didn't have any idea that another person knew how exactly it's going to be ! Kafka creeps the hell outta me . Seriou......more