The Metamorphosis
Gregor becomes insect
*The Metamorphosis* is a novella by Franz Kafka, published in 1915, in which a traveling salesman wakes to find himself transformed into a giant insect.
The story follows his family's horrified response and his gradual isolation and death.
It's among the most influential works of 20th-century literature, central to discussions of alienation, guilt, and the absurd.
The title is sometimes translated as *The Transformation*.
- novellaShort fictional book
- transformationThorough change in form
- literatureBody of written works
- GregorMale given name
- familyRelated people together
Franz Kafka · alienation · absurdism · isolation · family obligations · Amerika · insect · existentialism · beetle · European literature · waking up · dehumanization · societal expectations · guilt · human condition · confinement · family relationships · surrealism
- Czech literatureMilan Kundera, Franz Kafka, The Trial, Grandmother, May
- German NovellasDeath in Venice, Tristan, Siddhartha, The Sandman, Brigitta
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- Bug MediaA Bug's Life, Antz, Bee Movie, Hollow Knight, Mothra
- German LiteratureGoethe, Mann, Kafka, Franz Kafka, Rilke
- German WorksFaust, The Tin Drum, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, The Trial
The MetamorphosisPygmalion
Sculptor enamored with his creation
My Fair Lady · Beauty and the Beast · The Ugly Duckling · Pinocchio · Cinderella
The MetamorphosisA Christmas Carol
Holiday tale of transformation
Les Misérables · The Alchemist · Anne of Green Gables · Little Women · Pollyanna
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