The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories by Franz Kafka

The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories

Franz Kafka with Alexander Starritt (Translator)

192 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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 ‘The supreme fabulist of modern man’s cosmic predicament’ John Updike‘The stories are dreamlike, allegorical, ghoulishly detached, exquisitely comic, numinous, and prophetic’ New York TimesThe essential stories of one of the twentieth century’s g...

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Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews

Moods

funny 83%
reflective 66%
adventurous 33%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
sad 16%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

N/A: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

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3.81

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