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Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find... Read Full Overview

"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."

The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been called one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking... Read Full Overview

A masterful mix of horror and absurdity which tells the story of travelling salesman Samsa, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a giant insect. Kafka's novella has been adapted for film and television a number of times, most recently for radio when BBC's Radio... Read Full Overview

For use in schools and libraries only. Writings by and about Kafka and textual notes accompany his translations of his early 20th-century work.

Gregor Samsa wakes up as an insect, a metamorphosis that not only affects his exterior aspect, his outer shell, but also his interior, his thoughts and his attitude towards life. During this process he will ask himself questions such as Who are we? How do others see us? Can... Read Full Overview