Genre
Absurdist fiction
The Metamorphosis
A brief, unforgettable classic of alienation and burden.
Details
Subgenre
Existential novella
Original publication
1915
Original publisher
Kurt Wolff Verlag
Pages
96
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
A family apartment
ISBN
9780553213690
Original title
The Metamorphosis
About the book
Gregor Samsa wakes as an insect-like creature and becomes a burden to the family that once depended on him.
A short, unsettling choice for readers who want alienation, absurdity, family pressure and a modern classic that lingers.
Kafka makes the impossible feel bureaucratically ordinary, which is exactly why the story unsettles.
It is ideal for readers asking for short classics, existential unease, family dynamics or absurd modern literature.
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