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One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. " monstrous vermin ") and struggles to adjust to this condition.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, written in 1912 and published in 1915, is a surreal and existential novella that explores the themes of alienation, absurdity, and the dehumanizing effects of modern life. The story begins with the protagonist, Gregor Samsa, waking up one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a giant insect.
‘The Metamorphosis’ is a short story (sometimes classed as a novella) by the Czech-born German-language author Franz Kafka (1883-1924). It is his best-known shorter work, published in German in 1915, with the first English translation appearing in 1933.
One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. He lay on his armour-hard back and saw, as he lifted his head up a little, his brown, arched abdomen divided up into rigid bow-like sections.
Translated by David Wyllie. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared. looked. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, between its four familiar walls.
"Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a novella written during the late 19th century. The book explores themes of alienation and identity through the strange and tragic transformation of its main character, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to find himself turned into a grotesque insect.
A short summary of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Metamorphosis.
The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka that tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman curiously transformed into a monstrous bug. It is one of the most celebrated works of literary fiction in history.
A concise biography of Franz Kafka plus historical and literary context for The Metamorphosis.
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