The Metamorphosis and other Stories

9780140810332

Author: Franz Kafka

A brand-new translation of one of the most popular classics of all time, presented along with rarer Kafka stories,,When the young salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a monstrous insect, his shock and incomprehension are coupled with the panic of being late for work and having to reveal his appearance to family and colleagues. Although over the followi….Read More

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