The Burrow and Other Stories: Franz Kafka

A superb new translation by Michael Hofmann of some of Kafka`s most frightening and visionary short fiction

Strange beasts, night terrors, absurd bureaucrats and sinister places abound in this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. Some are less than a page long, others more substantial; all were unpublished in his lifetime. These matchless short works range from the gleeful miniature horror `Little Fable` to the off-kilter humour of `Investigations of a Dog`, and from the elaborate waking nightmare of `Building the Great Wall of China` to the creeping unease of `The Burrow`, where a nameless creature`s labyrinthine hiding place turns into a trap of fear and paranoia.