Name: Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Bantam Classics)
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Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9780553213690

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Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Bantam Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Franz Kafka

Translated by

Stanley Corngold

Publisher

Bantam Classics

Year

1972

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

17.6 x 11.1 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

0553213695

ISBN13

9780553213690

Synopsis "Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Bantam Classics) "

"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, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing--though absurdly comic--meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man."

Franz Kafka

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(Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 1924) Bohemian writer in German language. His work, among the most influential in world literature, is a pioneer in the fusion of realistic elements with fantastic ones and focuses mainly on father-son conflicts, anxiety, existentialism, physical and psychological brutality, guilt, the philosophy of the absurd, bureaucracy, and spiritual transformations. He wrote notable novels and a large number of short stories, and also left behind extensive correspondence and autobiographical writings. His unique literary style has often been associated with the artistic philosophy of existentialism and expressionism. His personal relationships also had a significant impact on his writing. The term Kafkaesque is used in Spanish to describe bizarre situations, due to their absurdity and distressing nature.

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