The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka 
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Edición especial en tapa dura de La metamorfosis, la obra capital de Franz Kafka, seguida de otros dos relatos inolvidables: «La condena» y «El fogonero» La transformación de Gregor Samsa en un bicho monstruoso, similar a un enorme escarabajo, es uno de los hitos de la literatura universal. En esta edición, la obra más conocida del genial escritor checo, La metamorfosis, se recoge con otros dos relatos suyos, «La condena» y «El fogonero», tres obras que el propio Kafka planeó show more publicar juntas, sin llegar a concretarlo. Las tres son un fiel ejemplo de la maestría literaria de Kafka y de su impecable tratamiento de temas universales: la familia, la identidad, la pequeñoburguesía, el dinero y los deberes filiales. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A special hardcover edition of Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka's most significant work, followed by two other unforgettable stories: " The Judgment " and "The Stoker". "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little, he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes." --Opening lines of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Metamorphosis is a German novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect and subsequently struggles to adjust to this new condition. The novella has been widely discussed among literary critics, with differing interpretations being offered. In popular culture and adaptations of the novella, the insect is commonly depicted as a cockroach or a beetle. show lessTags
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anonymous user A similar collection of short works where faceless bureaucracy runs roughshod and the borders of reality seem tenuous. It's unknown whether Krzhizhanovsky ever read Kafka, but it seems likely.
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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.
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 show more worth your itme. show less
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 show more worth your itme. show less
It was a great book, it really makes you think about your family values, and the value of family. What would your family do for you in this situation?
Metamorphosis was the only story of this set that I liked. I found it to be a page-turner.
This collection contains the story about the gate-keeper, which is really an excellent fable.
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I remember the title story, because it is still famous, and it is good to read the original.
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Franz Kafka -- July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924 Franz Kafka was born to middle-class Jewish parents in Prague, Czechoslovakia on July 3, 1883. He received a law degree at the University of Prague. After performing an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts, he obtained a position in the workman's compensation show more division of the Austrian government. Always neurotic, insecure, and filled with a sense of inadequacy, his writing is a search for personal fulfillment and understanding. He wrote very slowly and deliberately, publishing very little in his lifetime. At his death he asked a close friend to burn his remaining manuscripts, but the friend refused the request. Instead the friend arranged for publication Kafka's longer stories, which have since brought him worldwide fame and have influenced many contemporary writers. His works include The Metamorphosis, The Castle, The Trial, and Amerika. Kafka was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in August 1917. As his disease progressed, his throat became affected by the TB and he could not eat regularly because it was painful. He died from starvation in a sanatorium in Kierling, near Vienna, after admitting himself for treatment there on April 10, 1924. He died on June 3 at the age of 40. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
- Original publication date
- 1915 (The Metamorphosis) (The Metamorphosis)
- People/Characters
- Gregor Samsa
- First words
- One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the first to get up and stretch out her young body.
- Disambiguation notice
- There are multiple anthologies with the same name. This one contains:
The metamorphosis
Early stories
Contemplation
The judgement
The stoker
In the penal colony
A country doctor
Please do ... (show all)not combine with collections which have a different selection of stories.
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 833.912 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German fiction 1900- 1900-1990 1900-1945
- LCC
- PT2621 .A26 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1860/70-1960
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- 6 — Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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- ASINs
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