Franz Kafka: The Trial, Metamorphosis, Amerika & more
- Author Franz Kafka
- Narrator David Tennant, Miriam Margolyes, Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carl Prekopp, Dermot Crowley, Mike Gwilym, Full Cast, Mark Heap, Nina Wadia, Iwan Rheon
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 8 August 2024
- Run Time 8 hours and 7 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Psychological thriller, Satirical fiction and parodies.
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What to expect
Kafka’s finest works adapted for BBC radio – plus a biographical play, three discussion pieces and the award-winning Kafka The Musical
A lawyer by day, Franz Kafka spent his nights writing visionary stories and novels exploring bureaucracy, power and alienation – iconic fiction that gave the world the adjective ‘Kafkaesque’.
This BBC anthology showcases his most famous works. Metamorphosis tells the tale of Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. Starring Tom Basden, this Radio 4 production gives Kafka’s classic a modern twist with a darkly comic edge. In The Trial, a protagonist known only as ‘K’ is plunged into a nightmare world when he is accused of an unknown crime. Iwan Rheon leads an all-star cast including Phil Davis and Mark Heap.
Set in 1911, Kafka’s debut novel The Man Who Disappeared (Amerika) features a young man from Prague, sent away to the New World after an indiscretion with a girl. Read by Carl Prekopp, Tiny Tales offers an exquisite study in restlessness, while Dermot Crowley narrates the short story ‘A Country Doctor’.
Also included is Franz and Felice, a biographical play, and the Kafkaesque drama Kafka: The Musical, in which the author finds he has been cast to play himself in a show about his own life. David Tennant stars in this award-winning Radio 3 production. Three fascinating documentary programmes round off our collection, with discussions pieces on the man and the work.
First published 1915 (Metamorphosis), 1916 (‘A Country Doctor’), 1925 (The Trial), 1927 (Amerika)
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
| Author | Franz Kafka |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Tennant, Miriam Margolyes, Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carl Prekopp, Dermot Crowley, Mike Gwilym, Full Cast, Mark Heap, Nina Wadia, Iwan Rheon |
| Duration | 8 hours and 7 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781529903157 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | BBC Audio |
| Genre | Classic fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Psychological thriller, Satirical fiction and parodies |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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