by Franz Kafka · Diario El País, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489669277
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«La Metamorfosis y otros relatos» is the volume of short stories by Franz Kafka, published by Diario El País, S.A. in paperback (159 pages, in Spanish).
The story that gives the book its title presents Gregorio Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up transformed into a monstrous insect. From there, Kafka explores alienation, family rejection and lack of communication. The volume is completed with other stories by the author marked by oppressive atmospheres and absurd situations.
Volume No. 7 of the Clásicos del Siglo XX collection from El País. Translation by Ángeles Camargo.
For readers of classic fiction and short stories, especially those who want to discover Kafka's shorter works.
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.
