Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared by Michael Hofmann, Franz Kafka

Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared

Michael Hofmann, Franz Kafka

218 pages first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny reflective slow-paced
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Michael Hofmann's startlingly visceral and immediate translation revives Kafka's great comedy, and captures a new Kafka, free from Prague and loose in the new world, a Kafka shot through with light in this highly charged and enormously nuanced tra...

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Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews

Moods

dark 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | Character: 25% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.78

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