An edition of The metamorphosis (1915)

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An edition of The metamorphosis (1915)

Metamorphosis

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Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. "monstrous vermin") and subsequently struggles to adjust to this new condition. The novella has been widely discussed among literary critics, with differing interpretations being offered. In popular culture and adaptations of the novella, the insect is commonly depicted as a cockroach.

With a length of about 70 printed pages over three chapters, it is the longest of the stories Kafka considered complete and published during his lifetime. The text was first published in 1915 in the October issue of the journal Die weißen Blätter under the editorship of René Schickele. The first edition in book form appeared in December 1915 in the series Der jüngste Tag, edited by Kurt Wolff.

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Cover of: The metamorphosis
The metamorphosis: a new translation, texts and contexts, criticism
2016, W. W. Norton & Company
in English - First edition.
Cover of: Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
2011, Empire Books
in English
Cover of: The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis
Sep 12, 2009, Classix Press
paperback
Cover of: A Metamorfose
A Metamorfose
Mar 03, 2001, L&PM
pocket book
Cover of: La Metamorphose
La Metamorphose
Dec 29, 1997, Bookking International -Classiques Francais
paperback
Cover of: Metamorphose - 3, the
Metamorphose - 3, the
February 1995, 84 Editions
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: La Métamorphose
La Métamorphose : Description d'un combat
January 4, 1994, Flammarion
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: La métamorphose
La métamorphose
1986, Nathan
in French
Cover of: Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
April 1979, Bantam Doubleday Dell
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: METAMORPHOSIS
METAMORPHOSIS
February 1, 1972, Bantam Classics
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: La métamorphose
La métamorphose
1955, Gallimard
in French

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"When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from disturbing dreams, he found himself transformed . . ."

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Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
201

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OL7820288M
Internet Archive
metamorphosis00kafk
ISBN 10
0553210424
ISBN 13
9780553210422
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5473
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524593

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