{"product_id":"amerika-by-franz-kafka-9781784875626","title":"Amerika","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerhaps the most interesting writer of his generation... A strange and disconcerting genius\u003c\/em\u003e — Edwin Muir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo other voice has borne truer witness to the dark of our times\u003c\/em\u003e — George Steiner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, sixteen-year-old Karl Rossman is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the land of opportunity, Karl's youthful breeziness propels him into a series of bizarre escapades which threaten to ensnare him permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough dredged with humour and optimism, Kafka's first novel bears his distinctive hallmarks, as young Karl becomes mired in an ever more unreal and oppressive system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic translation by Willa and Edwin Muir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457460064492,"sku":"9781784875626","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13371093482823.jpg?v=1747741258","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/amerika-by-franz-kafka-9781784875626","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}