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The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of short fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. Elias Canetti described it as 'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century'.
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Metamorphosis (Unabridged Edition)
The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of short fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. Elias Canetti described it as 'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century'.
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Metamorphosis (Unabridged Edition)
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BN ID: | 2940012396150 |
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Publisher: | Lions Gate Classics |
Publication date: | 03/23/2011 |
Series: | Lions Gate Classics , #1 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 58 KB |
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