I remember the title story, because it is still famous, though I don't recall its details. ( )

Kafka's Metamorphosis is clearly a modern classic, and any Kafka collection that includes it is going to be worth a read. Yet Metamorphosis can be read in other forms and editions almost anywhere, so why should one read this particular book?

This edition is the full panoply of everything Kafka published when alive, so it represents his own judgment of which of his works were of worth. The title story is all you'd expect, and In the Penal Colony fascinates with a grisly concept of capital punishment. But apart from those two stories, here is really little worth reading here. Most of the pieces are little more than undeveloped vignettes or short stories. Other than the two longer stories mentioned above, this overall collection is barely worth your itme. ( )

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La metamorfosi *****
Altri racconti *** ( )

Ah, Kafka. The metamorphosis was horrifically intriguing to me. I had to read this one in undergrad as part of a lit class. I was completely, morbidly fascinated with the character and his unfortunate transformation in a monstrous cockroach. I enjoyed it more than most I'm sure. ( )