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Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Author: Franz Kafka, Donna Freed (Translator)
"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetlelike insect, beco...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781566199698
ISBN-10: 1566199697
Publication Date: 8/1996
Pages: 218
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3.5 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Dorset Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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There's a reason that the adjective 'kafkaesque' has entered the vocabulary, and after you read this short story collection you'll know what it is. Franz Kafka's quirky worldview is effectively showcased in his short stories, which seem to be best enjoyed a few at a time.
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Stories include: The Judgment, The Stoker, In the Penal Colony, A Country Doctor, An Old Leaf, A Hunger Artist, Josephine the Singer or The Mouse People, Before the Law.
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A painful,but well written story


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