This author of "The Hunter Gracchus" incorporated "The Stoker" as the first chapter of his novel Amerika.
Borges's The Book of Imaginary Beings describes an animal imagined by this author that resembles a kangaroo, has a human face and a fluttering tail. This writer imagined that the most important weapon of the sirens was their ability to stay silent; in another work that was also translated into English by Willa and Edwin Muir, the title character relates his manner of death to the Burgomaster of Riva. In another short story by him, a man named Karl is sent abroad after seducing a housemaid and he tries to stop Mr. Schubal from firing a man with the title profession. This author of "The Hunter Gracchus" incorporated "The Stoker" as the first chapter of his novel Amerika. For 10 points, name this man who wrote about Gregor Samsa transforming into a giant insect in "The Metamorphosis."
Borges's The Book of Imaginary Beings describes an animal imagined by this author that resembles a kangaroo, has a human face and a fluttering tail.
Franz Kafka