Metamorphosis Annotated : The Metamorphosis a New Translation by Susan Bernofsky

Name: Metamorphosis Annotated : The Metamorphosis a New Translation by Susan Bernofsky
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Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9798682312832

by Franz Kafka, David Wyllie

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128 pages2020Independently PublishedISBN 9798682312832

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About this book

Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis begins with one of the most shocking openings in literature: traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to discover he has turned into a giant insect. But this is not just a story of absurd metamorphosis—it is a deeply human tale of alienation, family obligation, and what happens when someone is no longer “useful” to society. As Gregor’s family struggles to cope with his bizarre condition, Kafka explores powerful themes of dependence, dignity, and the quiet cruelty of social expectations. Both absurd and painfully realistic, this modern classic strikes a unique balance of dark humor and existential insight. For fans of George Orwell, Albert Camus, and modernist fiction that blurs the line between the strange and the familiar. Whether you're reading it for the first time or rediscovering it with fresh eyes, The Metamorphosis is a novella that stays with you—long after you’ve turned the final page.

Publication Details

Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2020
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9798682312832
Language: en

About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (gelegentlich tschechisch František Kafka, 3. Juli 1883, Prag, Österreich-Ungarn-3. Juni 1924, Kierling, Österreich) war ein österreichisch-tschechoslowakischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Prager deutschen Literatur und der deutschsprachigen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Werke – darunter die drei Romanfragmente *Der Process, Das Schloss* und *Der Verschollene* sowie zahlreiche Erzählungen – gehören zum Kanon der Weltliteratur. Kafkas Werke wurden zum größeren Teil erst nach seinem Tod und gegen seine letztwillige Verfügung von Max Brod veröffentlicht, einem engen Freund und Vertrauten, den Kafka zu seinem Nachlassverwalter bestimmt hatte. Kafkas Schilderungen unergründlich bedrohlicher, absurder Situationen haben zur Bildung des auch im außerliterarischen Kontext verwendeten Adjektivs „kafkaesk“ geführt. ---------- Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his work fuses elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella *The Metamorphosis* (1915) and the novels *The Trial* (1924) and *The Castle* (1926). His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka