The Metamorphosis

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The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. The cause of Samsa's transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. The rest of Kafka's novella deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.

It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century …

Paperback, 48 pages

English language

Published June 30, 2004 by Kessinger Publishing.

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OCLC Number:
60843501

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Subjects
  • Classic fiction
  • Literature: Classics
  • Fiction
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Classics

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Hab es mir aus dem Gutenberg-Projekt auf meinen neuen Reader heruntergeladen: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22367
Hatte es vor vielen Jahren schon mal gelesen, aber größtenteils vergessen. Dabei ist es sehr faszinierend. Die starken Bilder von Gregor Samsa als Käfer haben sich in meinem Kopf festgesetzt.
Besonders schrecklich fand ich am Anfang der Geschichte, wie er selbst seine Situation nicht so recht realisiert.