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  • By: Franz Kafka
  • Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
  • Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Metamorphosis

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Summary

Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. This extraordinary tale of imagination was written by Kafka against the backdrop of increasing turmoil in central Europe and remains not just an affecting tale but a disturbing allegory.

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"Kafka expertly portrays the vagaries of the human heart in a recording that the gifted Martin Jarvis elevates to an audio classic, employing his storytelling skills and knowing inflections in a lively and charming narration occasionally punctuated by scratchy, whimsical violins....This unforgettable audio movie is vivid and disturbing, shot through with black humor." ( AudioFile)

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It is quite a strange story but wonderfully written and well narrated, never read/listened to any Kafka before but this has certainly wetted my thirst for more.

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Preferred Franz Kafka's "The Trial" to this Story

Not sure if I really appreciated the reading style of this book despite my choosing this audiobook for one part because of the narrator.

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Kafka classic superbly delivered

Iconic Kafka story, adeptly performed by the prolific Martin Jarvis who is particularly skilled at voicing his characters. Production quality is what you would expect from Naxos.

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Our Czech mate

Beckett, Murakami, Heller, Ishiguro, Pynchon they all tip their hats ? and so must you. Masterful and able to be read in one sitting on a flight between England and the Canaries?then handed to a teenage son who got the same thrill that I did when I read this first more than thirty years ago. This is where it all started ? required reading in the best sense!!

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