{"product_id":"book-j3cw","title":"Franz Kafka: The Trial, Metamorphosis, Amerika \u0026 more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKafka's finest works adapted for BBC radio - plus a biographical play, three discussion pieces and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eKafka The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lawyer by day, Franz Kafka spent his nights writing visionary stories and novels exploring bureaucracy, power and alienation - iconic fiction that gave the world the adjective 'Kafkaesque'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis BBC anthology showcases his most famous works. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e tells the tale of Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. Starring \u003cb\u003eTom Basden\u003c\/b\u003e, this Radio 4 production gives Kafka's classic a modern twist with a darkly comic edge. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a protagonist known only as 'K' is plunged into a nightmare world when he is accused of an unknown crime. \u003cb\u003eIwan Rheon\u003c\/b\u003e leads an all-star cast including Phil Davis and Mark Heap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in 1911, Kafka's debut novel \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Disappeared (Amerika)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features a young man from Prague, sent away to the New World after an indiscretion with a girl. Read by \u003cb\u003eCarl Prekopp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers an exquisite study in restlessness, while \u003cb\u003eDermot Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e narrates the short story \u003cb\u003e'A Country Doctor'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included is \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranz and Felice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a biographical play, and the Kafkaesque drama \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKafka: The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, in which the author finds he has been cast to play himself in a show about his own life. \u003cb\u003eDavid Tennant\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this award-winning Radio 3 production. \u003cb\u003eThree fascinating documentary programmes\u003c\/b\u003e round off our collection, with discussions pieces on the man and the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1915 (\u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1916 ('A Country Doctor'), 1925 \u003ci\u003e(The Trial)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1927\u003ci\u003e (Amerika)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397329494320,"sku":"BDj3cw","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/j3cw-cover.jpg?v=1764629381","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j3cw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}