| Metamorphosis Contributor(s): Kafka, Franz (Author), Pearson, Will Aaltonen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1788886550 ISBN-13: 9781788886550 Publisher: Arcturus Editions OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Psychological |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A masterful mix of horror and absurdity that tells the story of traveling salesman Samsa, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a giant insect. Kafka's novella has beenadapted for film and television a number of times, most recently for radio when BBC's Radio 4 broadcast the story, read by Benedict Cumberbatch, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first publication. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Silhouette Classics are high-quality hardback editions with contemporary cover-designs. Presented with dust jackets and beautiful color end-papers, the titles in this series make wonderful gifts or collectibles for any classic literature lover. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pearson, Will Aaltonen: - Will Aaltonen Pearson ran away from home aged 15 and joined the Royal Navy. Seven years and three world tours later, he won a scholarship to Ruskin Workers' College, Oxford, and from there went on to study French and German at Oriel College. He has been a writer for the best part of thirty years, working in television, newspapers, magazines and books. As 'Will Pearson', he has ghost-written several top ten best-sellers, and published other, non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects. His translations include Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, both for Arcturus Publishing. Married with two children, Will lives in London and still has a love of words. |