The Metamorphosis and Other Stories (1915) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Pero Gregorio: Add a description of this character.
• Josefina
• Samsa
• Georg
• Greta
• Pero La
• Cuando
• Bueno
• Ulises
• Rosa
• Kafka
• Vamos
• Gregor Samsa: A normal young traveling salesman who takes pride in his responsibility - he is the sole breadwinner for his family since his father lost everything in a bad business deal.
• Grete Samsa: Gregor's adoring and devoted younger sister.
• Father: A slouching and defeated man who relies on his Gregor instead of going back to work himself. He has a bit of a temper.
• Mother: A physically and emotionally weak woman who arouses protective instincts in her family.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Franz Kafka (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Stanley Appelbaum (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PT2621.A26 A257
• Dewey: 833.912

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Kafka, Franz
• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › German
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics › German
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Wikipedia article: The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of short fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. Elias Canetti described it as 'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century'.
• Folio Society: No author produces a more claustrophobic, unsettling and exhilarating literary effect than Franz Kafka. In ‘Metamorphosis’, one of the most memorable short stories ever written, he treads an extraordinary tightrope between the surreal and the prosaic. When the young salesman Gregor Samsa awakes to find himself transformed into a giant cockroach, his first confused thoughts are that he will be late for work: ‘The next train left at seven; to catch it meant hurrying like a madman, and his samples weren’t yet packed, and he himself didn’t feel exactly agile or vigorous.’ The hapless Gregor was previously his family’s financial support: will they still love him in his monstrous new form? The scenario of ‘Metamorphosis’ is nightmarish, yet it is filled with unexpected humor and pathos: a powerful examination of family, love, isolation and identity.

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