by Franz Kafka, João Barrento · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789895523627
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«A Metamorfose» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Quasi in paperback (92 pages, in Portuguese).
Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes up transformed into a huge insect. Confined to his room, he discovers that his family stops recognising him as one of their own. Kafka turns this absurd premise into a parable about alienation, exclusion and the indifference of modern life.
With a translation by João Barrento. Edition published in 2008; the original work appeared in 1915.
A work commonly read in schools and universities, and a classic gateway to Kafka.
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically feature isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He is also celebrated for his brief fables and aphorisms, which frequently incorporated comedic elements alongside the darker themes of his longer works. His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists.
