The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The book tells the story of a man who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. His transformation causes him to lose his job and become ostracized from his family, who are horrified and repulsed by his new form. As he grapples with his new reality, he becomes increasingly isolated and starts to lose his sense of humanity. The book explores themes of alienation, guilt, and identity, and is a profound examination of the human condition.
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- Published
- 1915
- Nationality
- Czech
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 40-100
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Metamorfose
- De Gedaanteverwisseling
- Die Verwandlung
- Dönüşüm
- Förvandlingen
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- 2nd on Greatest Prose Works of the 20th Century (Vladimir Nabokov)
- 3rd on The 16 Greatest Books of All Time (NYU Local)
- 6th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 8th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 20th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 39th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 46th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 50th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 53rd on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 62nd on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 154th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 180th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 204th on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 100 Greatest Books of All Time (Steve Donoghue)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Best Books Ever (Book Depository)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors)
- Gabriel García Márquez’s Formative Reading List (The Marginalian)
- Great Books (The Learning Channel)
- Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)
- Horror Writer Association's Top 40 Horror Books of All Time (Horror Writer Association)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- The 50 Best Sci-Fi Books for Every Kind of Reader (Men's Health)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)