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Amerika

Title
Amerika / Franz Kafka, translated by Edwin Muir. Preface by Klaus Mann. Afterword by Max Brod. Illustrated by Emlen Etting.
Author
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924
Publication
New York : New Directions, 1962, ©1946.

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Book/textPermit needed Berg Coll Koch ZA3 K23 1962Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
Book/textRestricted use Berg Coll 22-1125Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320
Book/textRestricted use Berg Coll 22-1124Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Muir, Edwin, 1887-1959
  • Mann, Klaus, 1906-1949
  • Brod, Max, 1884-1968
  • Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993
  • Kuhlman, Gilda
  • Partridge
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • New Directions Publishing, publisher
  • Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor
  • Javitch, Daniel, donor
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner
  • Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002. fmo NN-BGC
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints
Description
xviii, 299 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
Series Statement
New Directions paperbook ; 117
Uniform Title
Amerika. English
Alternative Title
Amerika.
Subject
  • Immigrants > United States > Fiction
  • Man-woman relationships > Fiction
  • Czech fiction > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Humorous fiction.
  • Fiction.
  • Satire.
Note
  • "A New Directions paperbook" -- title page.
  • "New Directions Books are published for James Laughlin by New Directions Publishing Corporation" -- title page verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Carruth, H. New Directions reader
  • Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin
Provenance (note)
  • is Kenneth Koch's copy; with his ms. annotations and markings. From the Kenneth Koch archive.
Binding (note)
  • bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Gilda Kuhlman; cover photograph by Partridge from Black Star.
Local note
  • acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Contents
The stoker.--Uncle Jacob.--A country house near New York.--The road to Rameses.--The Hotel Occidental.--The case of Robinson.--A refuge.-- The Nature Theatre of Oklahoma.
Call Number
Berg Coll Koch ZA3 K23 1962
ISBN
  • 0805230025
  • 9780805230024
  • 0811200752
  • 9780811200752
LCCN
62010411
OCLC
295822
Author
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924.
Title
Amerika / Franz Kafka, translated by Edwin Muir. Preface by Klaus Mann. Afterword by Max Brod. Illustrated by Emlen Etting.
Imprint
New York : New Directions, 1962, ©1946.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
New Directions paperbook ; 117
Indexed In:
Carruth, H. New Directions reader, page 229-230
Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 54
Provenance
Copy in Berg Coll. Koch ZA3 K23 1962 is Kenneth Koch's copy; with his ms. annotations and markings. From the Kenneth Koch archive.
Binding
Copies in Berg Coll 22-1124 and 22-1125 bound in publishers' paperback binding, cover designed by Gilda Kuhlman; cover photograph by Partridge from Black Star. NN
Local Note
Copies in Berg Coll 22-1124 and 22-1125 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
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Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Muir, Edwin, 1887-1959, translator.
Mann, Klaus, 1906-1949, writer of preface.
Brod, Max, 1884-1968, writer of afterword.
Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993, ill.
Kuhlman, Gilda, cover designer.
Partridge, photographer.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
New Directions Publishing, publisher.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002. Former owner NN-BGC
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll Koch ZA3 K23 1962
Berg Coll 22-1124
Berg Coll 22-1125
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