by Franz Kafka · MESTAS Ediciones, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489163423
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«La Metamorfosis» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Mestas Ediciones, S.L. in paperback (128 pages, in Spanish).
Gregorio Samsa wakes up one day transformed into an insect; the event completely alters life in his home and triggers estrangement from his family. The work articulates alienation, loneliness and incomprehension, and admits multiple readings: biographical, theological, historical, sociological or philosophical.
This edition belongs to the Clásicos universales collection (number 7), with a translation from German by Martín Cugajo and complete text. The work was originally published in 1915.
For readers of classic fiction and for school use, it is a gateway to the work of Franz 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.
