In the Penal Colony - formato ePub

Franz Kafka es considerado uno de los grandes escritores del siglo XX. Asociado al expresionismo y existencialismo, sus creaciones literarias lograron abarcar temas tan complejos como la condición del...

El castillo (Das Schloß) es una novela del escritor austrohúngaro Franz Kafka (1883-1924). Publicada póstumamente en 1926, se trata de una obra inconclusa que Kafka había empezado a escribir en enero...

Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924), novelista checo, nacido en Praga y muerto en Viena, es uno de los escritores más originales de nuestro tiempo. Su estilo es denso, apretado, lleno de alusiones y sus personajes...

«Al despertar Gregorio Samsa una mañana, tras un sueño intranquilo, se encontró en su cama convertido en un monstruoso insecto.» Tal es el abrupto comienzo, que nos sitúa de raíz bajo unas reglas distintas,...

El estilo despojado y la sencillez de la prosa no hacen más que subrayar la complejidad de este relato que, desde su publicación en1915 ha sido objeto de las interpretaciones más variadas. «Una mañana,...

El volumen Relatos de Franz Kafka, con prólogo del prestigioso intelectual cubano Ambrosio Fornet, es una selección de la edición publicada por nuestra editorial en 1968. Las narraciones aquí reunidas—dentro...

El clima y la idea dramática que informan "El castillo" son los que nutren toda la obra narrativa de Franz Kafka (1883-1924): un mundo exterior que, pese a conservar todas las notas que lo hacen reconocible,...

Obra emblemática, junto con "El castillo" y "La metamorfosis", de lo que se ha dado en llamar "lo kafkiano", "El proceso" se cuenta entre las pocas obras de la literatura que han alcanzado el raro destino...

El compromiso de Franz Kafka (1883-1924) con la literatura se sustentó en una labor continua cuyo mejor exponente sean acaso los ocho cuadernos azules en octavo (tamaño algo menor que el volumen que...

Gregorio Samsa, una mañana despertó con una forma inusual. Notaba que muchas patas, "muy delgadas y diferentes a las suyas", se agitaban en el aire. La alegoría de un humano convirtiéndose en insecto...

Sobre todo en sus primeros años, Franz Kafka dibujó intensamente y con ambiciones artísticas. A su muerte, sin embargo, no solo quiso destruir su legado literario, sino también todos sus dibujos. Después...

Para los lectores, hay pocas experiencias tan asombrosas e inolvidables como la primera lectura de Kafka. No importa lo que uno haya leído antes: cruzarse con una de sus novelas o cuentos, con un fragmento...

Franz Kafka escribió "Carta al padre" en 1919. En ella el autor aborda la difícil relación con su padre. La obra se estructura como una larga carta en la que Kafka expresa sus sentimientos y emociones...

«No importa cuántas veces penetre uno en este libro; al final siempre se pregunta lo mismo: ¿Cómo lo ha hecho? Y es que se trata de una novela sin forro. Quiero decir con ello que le das la vuelta y es...

«No importa cuántas veces penetre uno en este libro; al final siempre se pregunta lo mismo: ¿Cómo lo ha hecho? Y es que se trata de una novela sin forro. Quiero decir con ello que le das la vuelta y es...

"La metamorfosis" ("Die Verwandlung", en su título original en alemán) es un relato de Franz Kafka, publicado en 1915 y que narra la historia de Gregor Samsa, un comerciante de telas que vive con su familia...

After being Ms. Zi Wei and being on the planet that a mysterious race of people cannot breath on, the enemy calls her the soul swallower. Archibald von Kitari, the wizard, and Tartu von Greenbird, the...

Being dead never felt so good...Silver's memories are gone, but that's the way death usually goes. You wake up by the Styx, you realize you're dead, you pick a name, and you pay Charon for a ride across...

In the high-stakes world of political campaigns, where ambition runs as deep as the divides between party lines, love is the most dangerous game of all.Olivia Harrington, a sharp and ambitious journalist,...

We have at times been accused of putting so many people into our books that no one can remember who they are, in which stricture we entirely concur, as we often cannot remember who they are ourself (or...

Can a runaway bride find a second chance at happiness with the one that got away, her first love? When a blizzard strands recently-branded 'runaway bride' Rose Keating on the side of the road with the...

Animals are speaking. Who is Listening? When Quinby Clark has a conversation with a bird, she thinks she's going crazy. But when a dog invites her to attend a mysterious Australian boarding school for...

Every campfire story has an origin; a shadow on the water, a sound in the dark, a tragedy with no explanation. The legend of Camp Alkali is no different. Stories have been woven over the years about a...

After learning about her otherworldly ancestry, a young woman is swept up in a war that started long before she was born— the war that killed her father, a Seelie Gatekeeper. Hoping to understand her...

"Unlock the Secrets of Paradise" In a world where myth and reality blur, a young girl discovers the hidden gateway into the Garden of Eden. With the guidance of a spirit soul from within the Garden. She...

Family secrets hold the key to buried magic. Her legacy awaits. Katelyn Grey is a gardener in Southern California. She's content with pruning shrubs and looking after her step-mom, the only family she...

It will not, we hope, surprise our readers to hear that Lady Cora Waring, formerly Lady Cora Palliser, only daughter of the Duke of Omnium, wife of Sir Cecil Waring of Beliers Priory, was expecting what...

For millennia, Tol has known peace, but now ancient fears resurface as the northern empire of Nordinium invades the Southlands. Amidst the chaos, two young orphans, Perrin and Bren, are thrust into a...

The first lesson Eilean MacAlistair learned in blacksmithing: First, you harden, and then you temper.Otherwise, your metal will break.The same is true with life. A few years back, Eilean didn't temper...

👻A Halloween ball at Netherfield. A ghostly Lady in White and a hidden agenda. Can Elizabeth Bennet unmask the truth before her sister's reputation is ruined? 👻When the Bingleys host a spooky celebration...

I can say all my dreams have come true.I've not only met and fell in love with the man of my fantasies, Alex Austin...but he loves me back.On top of that, my goal of becoming a 'famous' musician seems...

The Lost Civilization of Veiloria follows the gripping journey of three adventurers—Alex, Kira, and Bran—on a quest to uncover the secrets of an ancient, forgotten city steeped in magic and legend. When...

In the quiet corners of a small town library, Emma Thompson, a reserved and bookish librarian, stumbles upon a hidden treasure that will forever alter the course of her life. Among the dusty tomes and...

Travel the galaxy. Defend Humanity. Step on alien scum with a hundred tons of murder robot. It might not be the official slogan for the Imperial Forces of Mankind, but that was why Marcus and the rest...

In this gripping sequel to Red Hoods: First Hunt, Sanguine, Poppy, Ember, and Cinder find themselves summoned to the Black Forest by the Red Hoods to join the other packs in hunting waerwolves, a tradition...

In the sleepy town of Monticello, Georgia, three women hold the reins of power at the local courthouse: Cassie Manson, the shrewd magistrate judge; Angelina Black, the cunning state court judge; and Louise...

Samantha Blake, a seasoned investigative journalist, arrives in the quiet town of Elmsbrook with a simple mission: uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Elias Harding, a brilliant...

No chocolate on the pillow but a campfire on pavement, s'mores, and tall tales at this motel on a low-budget bus tour of the Grand Canyon.

*In a village threatened by a mysterious illness, young Lila embarks on a perilous journey to find the legendary unicorn, believed to hold the power of healing. With time running out to save her loved...

"Krassy, we're not to adapt to this corrupt, evil Matrix. We're destined to shake it to its core, and build a new world order out of its ruins." Southern Europe's #1 bestselling enemies to lovers bad...

In the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, a Russian nobleman, shrouded in the mystique of a warrior's spirit, finds himself embroiled in a daring struggle in Mongolia. His mission: to restore...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

Ye Feng, originally a good-for-nothing idler at Yunjian Mountain, had his destiny completely changed by a piece of remnant bone within the forbidden grounds of his sect!Draw upon the essence of heaven...

The Hunt: Into the Frost thrusts six contestants into the harsh, unforgiving wilderness of the Antarctic. Each must rely on instinct, battling the bitter cold, dangerous predators, and relentless hunters...

In a dazzling near-future world where everyone wears augmented reality glasses that project their ideal selves, perfection is not just an aspiration—it's a way of life. But what happens when the veneer...