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title: "The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories"
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# Classic literary masterpiece Iconic insect transformation theme 20th-century timeless relevance The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the existential enigma that defined a century.

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## Key Features

- • **Timeless Literary Genius:** Experience Kafka’s profound storytelling that shaped modern literature.
- • **Enduring Bestseller Status:** Ranked top 3,500 in Classic Fiction and top 2,300 in Short Stories.
- • **Curated Lifetime Collection:** Includes all stories Kafka personally approved for publication.
- • **Cultural and Existential Depth:** Explore universal themes of identity and alienation that resonate today.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Narratives:** Praised by literary icons like Zadie Smith for its lasting impact.

## Overview

The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories is a definitive collection of Franz Kafka’s most influential works, including his iconic tale of transformation. This edition compiles all stories Kafka allowed to be published during his lifetime, offering readers a profound exploration of identity, alienation, and cultural belonging. Highly ranked in classic fiction and short story categories, it remains a must-read for those seeking literary depth and timeless relevance.

## Description

From one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial
: A collection that brings together the stories he allowed to be published during his lifetime, including his best-known tale of a man who wakes up transformed into an insect. To Max Brod, his literary executor, Kafka wrote: “Of all my writings the only books that can stand are these.”
“Kafka’s survey of the insectile situation of young Jews in inner Bohemia can hardly be improved upon: ‘With their posterior legs they were still glued to their father’s Jewishness and with their wavering anterior legs they found no new ground.’ There is a sense in which Kafka’s Jewish question (‘What have I in common with Jews?’) has become everybody’s question, Jewish alienation the template for all our doubts. What is Muslimness? What is femaleness? What is Polishness? These days we all find our anterior legs flailing before us. We’re all insects, all Ungeziefer, now.” —Zadie Smith, bestselling author of White Teeth and On Beauty

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Country Of Origin | USA |
| Dimensions | 13.1 x 1.7 x 20.3 cm |
| Generic Name | Book |
| Importer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Isbn 10 | 0805210571 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0805210576 |
| Item Weight | 255 g |
| Language | English |
| Net Quantity | 334.00 Grams |
| Packer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Part Of Series | The Schocken Kafka Library |
| Print Length | 320 pages |
| Publication Date | 14 November 1995 |
| Publisher | Schocken |
| Reading Age | 5 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐ Wrong translator name in description
*by  on Reviewed in India 14 June 2017*

This is not a review of the book but I would like to point out that the Kindle wdition I've bought is not a translation of Joachim Neugroschel, rather the same old Willa and Edwin Muir. This is utterly misleading. I have bought the book just because I have seen so much praise for the translation of Joachim Neugroschel. Giving 1 star.

### ⭐ not cut evenly
*by  on Reviewed in Poland 26 January 2022*

if you think you will get a properly cut one then no, you won’t. everybody gets that ugly cut book and guess what- paper quality isn’t even that bad and the book is overall fine but these unevenly cut pages Aaaa

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Metamorphose
*by  on Reviewed in France 8 December 2019*

Très bien

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- The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories (The Schocken Kafka Library)
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