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A Hunger Artist

By: Franz Kafka
Narrated by: Cori Samuel
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A Hunger Artist (Ein Hungerkünstler) 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 (Ein Hungerkünstler), 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.

Public Domain (P)2016 Paperless Classics
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Makes you reassess artists as a whole. Was short but packs a lot of thought.

Short but interesting

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A story about how one’s pride in performing as a hunger artist got the better of his judgment.

Excellent Kafka short

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