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The Metamorphosis (AmazonClassics Edition)

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The Metamorphosis (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Franz Kafka, Ian C. Johnston - translator
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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One morning, traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes from an anxious dream to discover that he has inexplicably changed into a monstrous insect. Nonetheless, life goes on, and poor Gregor is left to deal not only with the existential questions of who or what he now is but also with more mundane concerns: his job (which he fears he’ll lose), his loved ones (whom he fears he disgusts), and the daily indignities of everyday life (which continue apace). Soon, even those who sympathize with his bizarre predicament begin to lose their patience....

A darkly comic examination of social mores, family dynamics, and the nature of identity itself, Kafka’s unsettling masterpiece has inspired a century of literary debate and interpretive theories. But its enduring power lies in the simplicity of its audacious premise, its deadpan surrealism, and its humane sensitivity.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Metamorphosis, this edition of The Metamorphosis (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Kind of weird and really very sad, as you’d expect.

Of the two free versions on Audible, choose the other one. This narrator has a rather annoying voice.

Tragic.

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I love this book, characters are great it flows along. It's unique style grabs your attention

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