The Metamorphosis Annotated

by Franz Kafka

1915 · 72 pages

fantasy fiction
children's fiction
lectures et morceaux choisis
fantastique
nouvelles
métamorphose

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About this book

The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of short fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect-like creature.

This edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Quotes

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Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt.
How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense.
"Hey, there’s something falling down in there," said the chief clerk. Gregor tried to suppose to himself that what had happened to him might some day also happen to the chief clerk. There was no denying that anything was possible.
I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.