by Franz Kafka · Proa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484379737
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«La metamorfosi» is the novel by Franz Kafka, published by Proa in paperback, with 88 pages.
Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up one day in the family home transformed into a monstrous insect. From this absurd situation, Kafka builds a story about solitude, isolation, and the individual's inability to communicate, themes that explain the enduring relevance of his work.
The original text was published in 1915; the translation is by Jordi Llovet and it is number 68 in the Proa Butxaca collection.
A read for the general public and for students approaching the classics of twentieth-century literature.
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically feature isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He is also celebrated for his brief fables and aphorisms, which frequently incorporated comedic elements alongside the darker themes of his longer works. His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists.
