The Metamorphosis

Name: The Metamorphosis
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.9 (37 reviews)
Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9781987140712

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: David Barnes

Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ashby Navis & Tennyson Media Publisher

Published: 02/03/2023

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The novella "The Metamorphosis," written by Franz Kafka and originally published in 1915, is considered one of his most renowned works, along with "The Trial" and "The Castle." It begins with the protagonist, a traveling salesman named Gregor Samsa, awakening to discover he has been transformed into a giant insect-like creature.

About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century. His unique body of writing-much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously-is considered to be among the most influential in Western literature. Among his most well known stories are "The Metamorphosis" and "In the Penal Colony," and his novels include The Trial and The Castle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by هدى

كم مرة رغب كافكا في الموت؟ كم مرة أراد التلاشي من هذا العالم؟ كم مرة شعر بالغربة حتى عن ذاته؟ إن كان التورية تعرّي فلا تعرية مثل التي وجدناها ‏هنا في هذا العمل الأدبي الفريد ،،الموجع و-ياللغرابة ‏الممتع للغاية يرسم كافكا العلاقة بين الإنسان ونفسه يمزق كل المتعارف عليه يثور ويلقي بكل ما عرفناه سلفًا في ال......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

Gregor waking up one morning as a bug was a hilarious analogy of the effects an illness can have on someone, as well as on those who are close to him. Though the underlying story behind the hilarity of the analogy was anything but funny. I took it as more of a warning of what NOT to do when a loved-......more