Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Penguin Classics Ishiguro Kazuo longs to acquire the patina

longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication

to stand-up comedians and the rising stars of funny literature

Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute assistant (before long his harried wife)

A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART

Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Penguin Classics Ishiguro Kazuo longs to acquire the patinaA brilliant new translation of Kafkas best known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafkas works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation, a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity;