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Metamorphosis: A Modern Translation of Franz Kafka's Timeless Classic Discover Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis like never before with this modern translation, crafted to bring the unsettling and thought-provoking story to today's readers. Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa,... Read Full Overview

Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous insect-like creature... 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

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

- Susan Bernofsky's acclaimed new translation, along with her Translator's Note.
- Introductory materials and explanatory footnotes by Mark M. Anderson.
- Three illustrations.
- Related texts by Kafka, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch,... Read Full Overview

Ao acordar, certa manh?, de sonhos inquietos, Gregor Samsa se deu conta de que havia se metamorfoseado num gigantesco inseto. Estava deitado na cama, sobre as costas, que eram t?o duras que pareciam uma armadura de metal e, ao levantar um pouco a cabe?a, visualizou a barriga... Read Full Overview

Writings by and about Kafka and textual notes accompany his translations of his early 20th-century work.

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated as The Transformation) 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... Read Full Overview

Del mito de un escritor enfermo, atormentado y poco exitoso en vida, ha emergido, poco a poco, la figura de un creador apasionado por el mundo, e interesado por las vicisitudes de su comunidad y la pol?tica de su tiempo. As? tambi?n, para el lector contempor?neo, m?s habituado... Read Full Overview

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer... Read Full Overview

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka -- Complete and Unabridged "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could... Read Full Overview

Rediscover a Literary Classic: "The Metamorphosis" and Its Timeless Themes One morning, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up to discover that his body has transformed into a gigantic insect. This shocking metamorphosis sets the stage for one of the most famous and unsettling... Read Full Overview

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