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2013 Reprint of 1946 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. With Illustrations by Leslie Sherman. The "Metamorphosis" is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin. It is never explained in the story why Samsa transforms, nor did Kafka ever give an explanation.
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Franz Kafka[a] (Jewish name: Anschel; 3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Most of his works, such as "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Prozess (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle), are filled with the themes and archetypes of alienation, physical and psychological brutality, parent–child conflict, characters on a terrifying quest, labyrinths of bureaucracy, and mystical transformations
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- PublisherMartino Fine Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1614274258
- ISBN 13 9781614274254
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages100
- IllustratorSherman Leslie
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