The Metamorphosis and Other Tales

Name: The Metamorphosis and Other Tales
Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9781787369887

Author: Franz Kafka
Read by: Sebastian Blackwood
Language: English
Length: 4 hours 24 minutes
ISBN: 9781787369887
Published: 7 May 2024
Imprint: Sovereign

transformation
alienation
existentialism
surrealism
isolation
identity
oppression
short stories
human condition
absurdity

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"The Metamorphosis and Other Tales" by Franz Kafka is a collection that thrusts readers into the surreal depths of alienation and existential anxiety. The centerpiece, "The Metamorphosis," tells of Gregor Samsa, a man who awakens transformed into a monstrous insect, exploring themes of isolation and human condition. Accompanied by Kafka's other short stories, each narrative delves into the struggles of individuals confronting oppressive and bewildering forces, revealing the complexities of identity and existence. A haunting journey through the bizarre and profound.

Author

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) is the foundational voice of a whole modern territory — the literature of systems, shame, and waking dread. He specialised in situations that feel both dreamlike and bureaucratically precise: a man becomes an insect overnight; another is arrested without knowing the charge; a surveyor never reaches the castle that governs him.

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Ebook · English · Sovereign9781910150221