Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis

ISBN-10
153498979X
ISBN-13
9781534989795
Series
Franz Kafka
Pages
94
Language
English
Published
2016-08-19
Author
Franz Kafka

Description

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin".

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