One of this author's short stories sees the Burgomaster learn about a ship travelling from port to port bearing the body of the long-deceased Hunter Gracchus.
One of this author's short stories sees the Burgomaster learn about a ship travelling from port to port bearing the body of the long-deceased Hunter Gracchus. Much of his work was published against his wishes posthumously by his literary executor Max Brod, such as a novel  detailing a man's struggle with the (*) law for a crime he did not commit, and his eventual death "like a dog."  His most famous work sees Grete desire to attend a conservatory, and some lodgers scared away by the hideous transformation of Gregor Samsa. For ten points, who is this author of The Trial and The Metamorphosis?
One of this author's short stories sees the Burgomaster learn about a ship travelling from port to port bearing the body of the long-deceased Hunter Gracchus.
Franz {Kafka}