New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1970. First Edition Second Printing. Fine hardcover in Fine dustwrapper. Nobel Prize author's introductory note and 16 short stories including the weird tales "Powers" and "Cafeteria; the title story in which the former actor of a Yiddish theater reminisces about his unlikely friendship if Kafka; "The Joke" about an arranged marriage to a non-existent bride and shocking development; and many other tales of Yiddish culture and Jewish people frequently encountering tragic and uncanny circumstances.

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Title: A FRIEND OF KAFKA and Other Stories
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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