Beschreibung:
A collection of perhaps, the ten finest short novels ever written including Melville, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Chekov, Kafka, D. H. Lawrence and James Joyce.
Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include:Benito Cereno by Herman MelvilleNotes from Underground by F. M. DostoyevskyA Simple Heart by Gustave FlaubertThe Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. TolstoyThe Aspern Papers by Henry JamesWard No. 6 by A. P. ChekhovDeath in Venice by Thomas MannThe Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical)The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, andThe Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness.