Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. The
Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed. Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam,
1972.
Gregor, a travelling salesman wakes to
find he has transformed into a gigantic cockroach. The family
breadwinner, Gregor now finds his new existence is a burden to his
horrified family, who become increasingly estranged the longer he is
unable to communicate with them.
Metamorphosis is a psychologically
based slow burner, that builds to a poignant climax. It is
character-driven, and told from a first-person perspective.
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