by Franz Kafka · Brontes Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496975538
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«La Metamorfosis» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Ediciones Brontes in paperback (124 pages, in Spanish).
Gregorio Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes up one day transformed into a huge insect. From that moment on, the narrative follows his confinement at home and the slow change in his relationship with his family, which alternates between care and rejection. The work explores alienation, lack of communication and dehumanisation in modern society.
Written in 1912 and published in 1915; collection 'Literatura Universal' (no. 11), translation by Alberto Laurent; original title: Die Verwandlung.
Suitable for those approaching universal classics and for readers interested in a brief work about alienation and lack of communication.
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.
