The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis
ISBN-10
1936594005
ISBN-13
9781936594009
Series
The Metamorphosis
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
78
Language
English
Published
2010-10-01
Publisher
Lightning Source Incorporated
Author
Franz Kafka

Description

Often cited as one of the most influential works of short fiction of the 20th century, Metamorphosis is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. Nobel Peace Prize winner Elias Canetti described it as "one of the few great and perfect works of the poetic imagination written..."

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