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'One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.' Thus begins The Metamorphosis, cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the twentieth century. A story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, who wakes up one day to discover that he has metamorphosed into a bug, The Metamorphosis is a book that concerns itself with the themes of alienation, disillusionment and existentialism. As Samsa struggles to reconcile his humanity with his transformation, Kafka, very deftly, weaves his readers into a web that deals with the absurdity of existence, the alienating experience of modern life and the cruelty and incomprehensibility of authoritarian power, leaving them at once stunned and impressed.

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An icon of twentieth-century literature, Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, into a middle-class, German family in Prague. Never famous in his own lifetime, most of Kafka's works were published and translated only during the 1920s and 1930s and almost instantly, they became cult texts of modern literature. The Judgment, The Metamorphosis and Amerika were all written in 1912 while The Trial, Kafka's most famous novel, was written in 1914. Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 8172345135
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fingerprint! Publishing; First edition (1 January 2014); Prakash Books India Pvt Ltd, 113A, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002, +9111-23265358
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9391464475
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8172345136
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Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories, including “The Metamorphosis,” “The Judgment,” and “The Stoker.” He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.
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Franz Kafka (Praga, Imperio austrohúngaro, 3 de julio de 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 3 de junio de 1924) fue un escritor de origen judío nacido en Bohemia que escribió en alemán. Su obra está considerada una de las más influyentes de la literatura universal y está llena de temas y arquetipos sobre la alienación, la brutalidad física y psicológica, los conflictos entre padres e hijos, personajes en aventuras terroríficas, laberintos de burocracia, y transformaciones místicas.
Fue autor de tres novelas, El proceso (Der Prozeß), El castillo (Das Schloß) y El desaparecido (Amerika o Der Verschollene), la novela corta La metamorfosis (Die Verwandlung) y un gran número de relatos cortos. Además, dejó una abundante correspondencia y escritos autobiográficos. Su peculiar estilo literario ha sido comúnmente asociado con la filosofía artística del existencialismo --al que influenció-- y el expresionismo. Estudiosos de Kafka discuten sobre cómo interpretar al autor, algunos hablan de la posible influencia de alguna ideología política antiburocrática, de una religiosidad mística o de una reivindicación de su minoría etnocultural, mientras otros se fijan en el contenido psicológico de sus obras. Sus relaciones personales también tuvieron gran impacto en su escritura, particularmente su padre (Carta al padre), su prometida Felice Bauer (Cartas a Felice) y su hermana (Cartas a Ottla).
El término kafkiano se usa en el idioma español para describir situaciones surrealistas como las que se encuentran en sus libros y tiene sus equivalentes en otros idiomas. Solo unas pocas de sus obras fueron publicadas durante su vida. La mayor parte, incluyendo trabajos incompletos, fueron publicados por su amigo Max Brod, quien ignoró los deseos del autor de que los manuscritos fueran destruidos.
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Shilpam

Beautiful allegory to real-life events!

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This is a beautiful memoir where you can find analogy with anyone in real life. The events and the emotions are vivid and the conscious self finds itself in a similar state for some of the days of the month. The author has chosen the words and events which delve into the minds of readers such as Gregor Samsa, Grete, Mr. & Mrs. Samsa or maybe the vermin he transformed into...you have a Point of View (PoV) from everyone's aspects. Must read for someone who is more on the literary side.

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Good text size but poor quality pages.

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It's a small book that can be read in one sitting. Text size is good. But couldn't say quality of the pages are top notch but that does the work. I think it is good for this price

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What if, one morning you woke up and found yourself turned into a bug?

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The Metamorphosis chronicles Gregor Samsa's unexpected metamorphosis into an insect or bug and its effects. A captivating narrative about his challenges and his family's response to this changing situation is brought about by his bodily alteration. When the characters adjust to reality, there is a pretty hard-hitting emotional transformation.

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Not for beginners

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Mist read ❤️

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Kafka is one writer i feel for most..

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About Amazon delivery..the book was intact and delivered to me in awesome condition, pages are super awesome...i wasn't actually expecting the pages to be this good....
About the novel....just buy and read it atleast once in your life guys..

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first Franz book to own.

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this book feels cathartic

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The Metamorphosis is a frightening story of alienation and pain that, despite its magical exterior, hides a terrible truth that has deep roots in each of us. The most captivating aspect of Kafka is his capacity to create a story out of personal trauma and anxiety that communicates as a universal message to everyone who reads it, focusing on the guilt, loneliness, and annoyance in every heart.

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Probably Kafka's Best

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Classic Franz Kafka, quite possibly his best work, definitely in the top ten. I absolutely loved this. Have read it a number of times over the years, and though I have it in a couple of Kafka collections I prefer to have it as a copy on its own. I would recommend this to any book lover. If you know Kafka then you probably know this work anyway. If you are not familiar with his work but curious then this is a definite, a must buy.

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Self Sacrifice - a Virtue?

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Many facets of human nature are demonstrated in this story of which, for me, self sacrifice is paramount.
To what extent is it a virtue? Perhaps to the point where resentment creeps in, as it does when Gregor is counting the years he must work to pay off his father's debt after which he can leave his work for something he wants to do.
Is it a virtue when one becomes an 'enabler'? When Gregor can no longer support his family each one finds profitable work, which they could have done far sooner had Gregor discerned the time to withdraw his support. In this instance his self sacrifice became not only futile but damaging, both to himself and his family.
Is self sacrifice valued by the recipient? Perhaps, if the recipient is not made dependent; but dependence breeds resentment when the sense of entitlement is thwarted; this is demonstrated by Gregor's family's attitude when he is no longer of use to them.
Is self sacrifice reciprocated by the beneficiaries? When Gregor needs support it is not forthcoming. He becomes an embarrassment, something to be shut away, shunned and eventually discarded completely.
Galatians Chapter 6 seems to nicely suggest the need for balance: Verse 2: 'Go on carrying the burdens of one another'. Verse 5: 'For each one will carry his own load'.

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Three stars

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I don't understand what drove the author to write about this subject, it's quite bizarre. All I could think of really was that it's a story of systemic abuse of a family member.
At first financial, then neglect, starvation and abandonment. Causing injuries and eventually death.

hal_the_gal

A weird and thought-provoking book

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Much has been written on this classic I'm sure. It is a short book that is a quick, absorbing and easy read but what does it all mean? It is about a man who wakes up to find himself an insect and it follows the effect this has on his family and how he comes to terms with the change and adapts to it. Without having read any text studies on the book, I am assuming it is about feelings of alienation and being 'different' - this can be experienced in many ways, eg the emotional difficulties of being a teenager, or the lack of acceptance that a person might feel if they are homosexual. Gregor is disenchanted with life also, in a job he hates and feeling he is responsible for his family, this too provides a theme of being trapped in a life from which there is no escape. Many questions are left unanswered. Although an easy book to read, it is not an easy book to analyse.

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N. Miles

Humorous with a dark undercurrent disguised by metaphor

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A fun premise, written in a matter-of-fact tone which emphasises the humour of the strange situation. My copy wasn't terribly well translated - which unintentionally added to the humour at times or made it (minutely) confusing at other times - and the end seemed abrupt and inconclusive, but it was an interesting read.
Gregor's sudden metamorphosis may be considered a metaphor for long-term illness (physical or mental) and how that affects the way people around may view the invalid: first with kindness and consideration which turns to fed-up contempt. I believe that is the point Kafka is making underneath the humour of the literal ridiculous situation. And the ending (whether you look at the story literally or metaphorically) is bittersweet. It feels like a sad breath of guilty relief.

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