{"product_id":"2026200011157-secondhand-america","title":"America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica is Franz Kafka's first and most accessible novel, an absurdist coming-of-age story following sixteen-year-old Karl Rossmann, a young European immigrant cast off to the United States by his family after an ill-fated encounter with a servant girl. Written with Kafka's signature blend of dark humour and existential unease, the narrative chronicles Karl's picaresque journey across a surreal, dreamlike version of America — a land of towering bureaucracies, capricious authority, and social alienation. Each chapter presents Karl with a new environment and a fresh cast of bizarre, unpredictable characters, illustrating the powerlessness of the individual against vast, indifferent systems. Though left unfinished at the time of Kafka's death, this remarkable novel stands as a prescient and deeply resonant portrait of displacement, identity, and the elusive promise of a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956190687451,"sku":"2026200011157-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d410ffda-57c8-4f89-8661-cd9caffa13fd.png?v=1783498923","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011157-secondhand-america","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}