by Franz Kafka · Edicions Bromera, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476600436
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«La metamorfosi» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Edicions Bromera in paperback (136 pages, in Catalan).
Gregorio Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes up one morning transformed into a monstrous insect; from that moment on, his life and that of his family change completely. The story interweaves the fantastic and the naturalistic to speak of alienation and lack of communication, and remains a disturbing read in world literature.
Number 10 in the A la lluna de València collection, with a Catalan translation by Heike van Lawick and Enric Sòria. The original work was published in 1915.
Recommended reading from age 16 for readers interested in classic fiction and world literature.
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.
