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A Hunger Artist

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A Hunger Artist

By: Franz Kafka
Narrated by: Deaver Brown
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A Hunger Artist is a short story by Franz Kafka first published in Die neue Rundschau in 1922. The story was also included in the collection A Hunger Artist, the last book Kafka prepared for publication, printed after Kafka's death.

The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is an archetypical creation of Kafka: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large.

©2019 Deaver Brown (P)2020 Deaver Brown
Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Short Stories

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Slurred, affected style that made for an irritating listen to what is a great piece of literature. And almost inaudible, ironically !

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