by Franz Kafka · Navona · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788492840618
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«La transformación» is Franz Kafka's short novel, published by Navona in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
The travelling salesman Gregorio Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a huge insect. Confined to his room, he watches his family move from shock to rejection and end up treating him as a burden. Kafka composes a tale about alienation, guilt and identity, with a tone of sombre humour and an oppressive atmosphere.
The work was originally published in 1915; this Spanish edition appeared in 2013.
A classic of twentieth-century literature, commonly read in schools and universities and a gateway to Kafka's work.
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.
