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Sobre o autor(a)
Kafka, Franz
Franz Kafka (Praga, Império Austro-Húngaro, atual República Tcheca, 3 de julho de 1883 — Klosterneuburg, República Austríaca, atual Áustria, 3 de junho de 1924) foi um escritor de língua alemã, autor de romances e contos, considerado pelos críticos como um dos escritores mais influentes do século XX. A maior parte de sua obra, como A Metamorfose, O Processo e O Castelo, está repleta de temas e arquétipos de alienação e brutalidade física e psicológica, conflito entre pais e filhos, personagens com missões aterrorizantes, labirintos burocráticos e transformações místicas. |
| ISBN | 9781416599685 |
| Autor(a) | Kafka, Franz |
| Editora | Simon & Schuster |
| Ano de edição | 2009 |
| Páginas | 144 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 17,10 X 10,60 |