by Franz Kafka · Bantam Classics · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 0076783005952
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«The Metamorphosis» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Bantam Classics in paperback (224 pages, in English).
A man wakes up transformed into an insect and must face his family's reaction, which shifts from shock to rejection as he tries to preserve his humanity. The story, framed in psychological fiction, reflects on alienation, social isolation, and loss of identity.
Edition published in February 1972. It corresponds to ISBN 9780553213690 and the classification of classic and psychological fiction.
Suitable for readers of universal classics and psychological fiction, both young and adult, and as a first contact with Kafka's work.
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.
