The Metamorphosis: Franz Kafka -- Franz Kafka

<p>As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning, fromrestless dreams he found himself recast in hisbed into a gigantic insect.</p><p><br></p><p>He was laying on his hard, as it werearmour-plated, back and when he raised hishead a little he could see his domelike browntummy separated into stiff arched parts on topof which the bed quilt could barely keep in placeand was about to slide off entirely.</p><p><br></p><p>His numerous legs, which were pitifully delicatecorresponded to the remainder of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes.With its stunning, eccentric, yet surprisinglyfunny first opening, Kafka begins hischef-d'oeuvre, The Metamorphosis.It is the story of a youthful man who, changedovernight into a giant beetle-like insect, evolvesan entity of disrepute to his family, a stranger inhis own home, a quintessentially alienated man.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Franz Kafka<br><b>Publisher:</b> Tgc Press<br><b>Published:</b> 01/25/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 54<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.41lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9789360078256<p></p>