Franz Kafka, the great doubter of himself, undoubtedly left behind one of the most fascinating works of modern literature. During the day, the ailing man from Prague earned his living as an employee of an accident insurance company, while in the evenings and at night he wrote his prose—narrative pieces and miniatures, virtuously exploring language, with dizzying imagination in depicting inner turmoil and the absurdity of life. From "The Metamorphosis" to "In the Penal Colony," this anthology gathers his best stories.