Amerika: The Missing Person by Franz Kafka; Translator-Mark Harman - 2008-11-18

Schocken Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. UNCORRECTED BOUND GALLEYS. As such, the book lacks page numbers, but 320-page length stated. A new translation, based on the restored text; translated and with a preface by Mark Harman. Includes a biographical chronology. Trade paperback-sized, scant wear, pages bright inside and on edges. Underscoring/mark observed on one page, in the translator's preface.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Schocken Books, 2008. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Softcover. 288 pages. A brilliant new translation of the great writer's least Kafkesque novel, based on a German-language text that was produced by a team of international scholars and that is more faithful to Kafka's original manuscript than anything we have had before. This is the rare Uncorrected Proof Galleys in clear mylar wraps. Large format with pages measuring; 8.5" X 11" Pre-Advance Reader's Copies. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Schocken, 2008. Hardcover. pp. 299. Light shelfwear, remainder mark to bottom edge; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. A New Translation, Based on the Restored Text.

Schocken, 2008-11-18. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea/Illustrated dust jacket over clo. 5x1x8. Stated first edition with full number line and $25 price to dust jacket. Clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, bright dust jacket, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards

N: Schocken, 2008. First Thus Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman. This is a new translation based on the restored text/ Kafka's first and funniest novel,ANERIKA tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures. Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land." Here is a startlingly modern, fantastic and visionary tale of America "as a place no one has yet seen, in a historical period that can't be identified," writes E. L. Doctorow. "Kafka made his novel from his own mind's mythic elements," Doctorow explains, "and the research data that caught his eye… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.