by Franz Kafka · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070360741
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«La Métamorphose» is the short novel by Franz Kafka, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (192 pages, in French).
Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes up transformed into a monstrous insect. Confined to his room, he witnesses his family's reorganisation and the gradual collapse of their coexistence. The narrative addresses alienation, solitude and the individual's incomprehension within the domestic sphere.
The work was originally published in 1915; this French edition belongs to Gallimard's Folio collection and includes the complete text.
Aimed at readers of classics and philosophical fiction, as well as literature students who want to read Franz Kafka in French.
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.
