Books

Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1924. First editions. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth spine, Art Deco decorated cloth with blue spine label printed in gilt. Fine. 189, 69, 86 pages respectively. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. The first two works published in a Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Only a few of Kafka's works were published during his lifetime: Ein Landarzt (A Country Doctor) is one, He prepared Ein Hungerkünstler (A Hunger Artist) for print, but it was not published until after his death, thanks to Max Brod, Kafka's friend and literary executor who ignored Kafka's request to destroy his unpublished work. Text in German. Bright, clean and very fresh copy.

Ein Hungerkünstler (A Hunger Artist) is a short story by Franz Kafka about the absurdity and alienation of human existence, depicted through the story of a man who fasts for extended periods as a form of performance.

The first edition was published by Verlag von August Hirshwald in 1924.