One of this man's short stories centers on an apparatus that inscribes men's bodies with the law they are accused of breaking. This author of "In the Penal Colony" wrote a novel containing the "Parable of the Man Before the Law"; in that novel, Joseph K. is executed despite committing no crime. One of this author's characters dies from an apple lodged in his back; that character, Gregor Samsa, discovers his transformation into a disgusting insect. For 10 points, name this Czech author of The Trial and "The Metamorphosis
One of this man's short stories centers on an apparatus that inscribes men's bodies with the law they are accused of breaking. This author of "In the Penal Colony" wrote a novel containing the "Parable of the Man Before the Law"; in that novel, Joseph K. is executed despite committing no crime. One of this author's characters dies from an apple lodged in his back; that character, Gregor Samsa, discovers his transformation into a disgusting insect. For 10 points, name this Czech author of The Trial and "The Metamorphosis."
One of this man's short stories centers on an apparatus that inscribes men's bodies with the law they are accused of breaking.
Franz {Kafka}