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A Hunger Artist
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $7.99
ISBN13: 9781479422425
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Feb 7 2025
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.11
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Hunger Artist is a haunting short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of isolation, artistic struggle, and the search for meaning. The tale follows a performer who achieves fame through his extreme fasting exhibitions, yet remains unfulfilled as society loses interest in his suffering. Blending allegory with Kafka's signature surrealism, this story examines the limits of human endurance and the cost of uncompromising dedication.
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