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Description
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug. Kuper’s electric drawings—which merge American cartooning with German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original... read more
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Summary
A middle aged man undergoes a large change in his life. One morning, Gregor Samsa, the main character changes into a human-sized bug. Readers are shown the difficulty he went through since the very beginning. When he wakes up the very first morning, he has pains all over and has difficulty... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Gregor Samsa: The man who undergoes the metamorphosis.
- Grete Samsa: Gregor's sister. Plays the violin. Helps take care of Gregor through his metamorphosis.
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A literary classic is a work of the highest excellence that has something important to say about life and/or the human condition and says it with great artistry.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Franz Kafka (Author)
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- Tom Thomas
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