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''Kafka Americana'' is a 1999 collection of short stories by Jonathan Lethem and Carter Scholz based on the life (and alternate histories) and works of Franz Kafka. Originally published in a limited edition by Subterranean Press, it was released as a trade paperback by W. W. Norton & Company in 2001. ==The stories== * "Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor" (Scholz) :A re-imagining of Kafka's uncompleted short story. First published in ''Crank!'' 1. * "The Notebooks of Bob K." (Lethem) :Batman is presented as Kafka's creation, with parodies of some of Kafka's famous aphorisms and stories, including "The Burrow", "A Crossbreed (A Sport)", and "The Vulture". A significantly different version of the story appeared in ''Gas'' 6. * "Receding Horizon" (Lethem & Scholz) :Kafka comes to America, changes his name to Jack Dawson, and writes screenplays in Hollywood. First published in ''Crank!'' 5. * "The Amount to Carry" (Scholz) :Kafka meets fellow insurance executives Wallace Stevens and Charles Ives. First published in ''Starlight'' 2. * "K. for Fake" (Lethem) :Parody of ''The Trial''. First published in ''McSweeney's Quarterly'' 4. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kafka Americana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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