The Metamorphosis (Legend Classics) Contributor(s): Kafka, Franz (Author), Wyllie, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1787199762 ISBN-13: 9781787199767 Publisher: Legends Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
Dewey: 833.912 |
Series: Legend Classics |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.10 lbs) 76 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Part of the Legend Classics series As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. The Metamorphosis - the masterpiece of Franz Kafka - was first published in 1915 and is one of the seminal works of fiction of the twentieth century. The novel is cited as a key influence for many of today's leading authors; as Auden wrote: Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man. Traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, wakes to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. The cause of Gregor's transformation is never revealed, and as he attempts to adjust to his new condition he becomes a burden to his parents and sister, who are repelled by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become. A harrowing, yet strangely comic, meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosishas taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. The Legend Classics series: |
Contributor Bio(s): Kafka, Franz: - Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories who is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers. His best-known works include The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle. |