The Metamorphosis

Metamophosis - First edition 1915Illustration: Ottomar Starke

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The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung) is a novella (a work of middling length between a short story and a novel) written by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a giant insect-like creature (see the Lost in Translation section for alternate translations). Many interpret this as a highly symbolic tale with many interpretations (see Interpretation).

Related Topics:
German - Novella - Franz Kafka - 1915 - The Trial - The Castle - Gregor Samsa - Transformed - Lost in Translation - Interpretation

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