The Metamorphosis

Written by Franz Kafta in 1915, the title “Metamorphosis” has now become one of the most widely read fiction novels of the twentieth century. “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” This opening sentence has become one of the most famous in Western Literature. It is the story of a young man who transforms overnight into a giant beetle-like insect.Representing the author’s predicament of modern man, Gregor becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home. A depiction of human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation. A must-read title.