A Hunger Artist [short story]
by Franz Kafka 
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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".Tags
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Un artista del hambre es uno de los grandes relatos de Franz Kafka. Nuestra edición está ilustrada por Federico Delicado.
El protagonista de este importante relato es una arquetípica creación del escritor checo, un individuo marginado y victimizado por la sociedad. Publicado en 1922 en la revista literaria Die neue Rundschau, la historia detalla la decadencia de un ayunador profesional enjaulado en un circo e ignorado sistemáticamente por el público.
El protagonista de este importante relato es una arquetípica creación del escritor checo, un individuo marginado y victimizado por la sociedad. Publicado en 1922 en la revista literaria Die neue Rundschau, la historia detalla la decadencia de un ayunador profesional enjaulado en un circo e ignorado sistemáticamente por el público.
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Franz Kafka -- July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924 Franz Kafka was born to middle-class Jewish parents in Prague, Czechoslovakia on July 3, 1883. He received a law degree at the University of Prague. After performing an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts, he obtained a position in the workman's compensation show more division of the Austrian government. Always neurotic, insecure, and filled with a sense of inadequacy, his writing is a search for personal fulfillment and understanding. He wrote very slowly and deliberately, publishing very little in his lifetime. At his death he asked a close friend to burn his remaining manuscripts, but the friend refused the request. Instead the friend arranged for publication Kafka's longer stories, which have since brought him worldwide fame and have influenced many contemporary writers. His works include The Metamorphosis, The Castle, The Trial, and Amerika. Kafka was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in August 1917. As his disease progressed, his throat became affected by the TB and he could not eat regularly because it was painful. He died from starvation in a sanatorium in Kierling, near Vienna, after admitting himself for treatment there on April 10, 1924. He died on June 3 at the age of 40. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Erzählungen I. Die Verwandlung / Ein Bericht für eine Akademie / Ein Hungerkünstler / Eine kaiserliche Botschaft / Ei by Franz Kafka
EinFach Deutsch : Textausgaben : Franz Kafka : Die Verwandlung, Brief an den Vater und weitere Werke [1st edition] by Elisabeth Becker (indirect)
EinFach Deutsch : Textausgaben : Franz Kafka : Die Verwandlung, Brief an den Vater und weitere Werke [2nd edition] by Alexandra Wölke (indirect)
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- Canonical title
- A Hunger Artist [short story]
- Original title
- Ein Hungerkünstler
- Alternate titles
- A Fasting Artist; A Starvation Artist
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- German
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- Please use this work entries for the short story "Ein Hungerkünstler" and its translations only. There are various collections titled after the story which should be sorted based on the selection of stories they contain.
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