A Cage Went in Search of a Bird

Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the great geniuses of twentieth-century literature. What happens when some of the most original literary minds of today take an idea, a mood or a line from his work and use it to spark something new?

'A glorious new collection of short stories inspired by the angst-ridden absurdism of the Czech writer' Harper's Bazaar

'A kaleidoscope of Kafkaesque tales woven by a brilliant and diverse array of renowned and talented authors ... Readers are treated to a rich tapestry of narratives, each as captivating as it is thought-provoking' Glamour


'Unsettling and uneasy ... brimful of the dark claustrophobia that made Kafka's work so startling and suffocating' Daily Mail



'Eerie, darkly comic, vertiginously varied ... a refreshing range of responses to the absurdist nature of modern life' Financial Times


'This collection is quite the achievement ... both ridiculous and brilliant. Thank goodness it exists. Kafka himself would love it' The i