Title: "The Metamorphosis"

 By Franz Kafka

 Major Category: Fiction

 Genre: -Short Story

Sub-genre: - Fantastic Realism

Nationality: - German

Time Period: - Early 20th Century

First and Last Read by Dr. Rearick - Spring 2005 / Spring 2007

Rated: - A

Use: World Literature II /

Location: - Dr. Rearick's Office and e-text at MVNU (With Audio Files) (e-text) (web-text)

Comments:  The word "disturbing" is probably not adequate to describe this famous short story. The Metamorphosis (in German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin" (see Lost in translation, below). It is widely regarded as a highly symbolic tale with various interpretations.

Links:

• Sparknotes on The Metamorphous <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/metamorph/section4.rhtml>
• Kafka's The Metamorphous adopted by Peter Kupery <http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/metamorphosis/>

• Franz Kafka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka>

• "Metamorphous" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis>

• BookRages on The Metamorphous <http://www.bookrags.com/The_Metamorphosis>