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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories [Dover] (1915)

de Franz Kafka

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A man awakens to find himself transformed into a giant vermin; a performer starves himself to death as a circus attraction; a fiendish engine of capital punishment engraves the letter of the law into the body of the condemned. Such are the nightmare scenarios that emerge in the short stories of Franz Kafka, one of the twentieth century's most formative, mystifying literary figures. Though immediate in their impact, Kafka's stories invite endless angles of interpretation, from Freudian psychology and existentialist philosophy to animal studies. This volume presents "The Metamorphosis"--Together with several other of Kafka's best and best-known stories-in a nuanced, clear, and powerful translation by Ian Johnston.… (més)
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classic, scary, weird, lives up to the hype. ( )
  dtscheme | Jan 1, 2024 |
EVERY. SINGLE. STORY. WAS. PERFECT! I literally love Franz Kafka, one of my favorite authors of all time. ( )
  nferrando | Jul 14, 2023 |
Kafka is weird. There, I said it. And I usually like weird, but I'm still not quite sure what to think of Kafka. In a discussion with a friend about themes, it became a bit easier to read. I didn't have problems with the bug, or the killing device as much as I did with the characters' reactions.

When I mentioned that the ending in "The Judgement" felt kinda clunky, my friend said, "That's the thing about Kafka. He gets a free pass because he's Kafka. The ending is clunky, but because he's Kafka, people wonder if they're missing something."

Note to self: Kafka is not god, his work is not perfect. (Weird, but not perfect.)

In "The Metamorphosis," one of the themes is being worthwhile. This poor man works hard to support his family, but in return, they and the bureaucrats he works for believe him to be nothing more than a "bug." And all anyone can do is be horrified that he can no longer work and treat him even more poorly.

"In The Penal Colony" was horrifying. Not because of the actual killing device, but is pretty horrific on its own, but for the attitude of The Officer toward crime and punishment. 30 years later, George Orwell published Nineteen Eighty-Four. The extreme belief that anyone showing any humanity towards others is weak, haunts us every day. On a light note, if there is one, I kept hearing Sylvester Stallone in "Judge Dredd" saying, "I AM the law" whenever The Officer spoke about how The Condemned had come to be condemned. It's a pretty damning statement against government (being published the year after WWI ended), dictatorships and those who stand by and do nothing.

As for "The Country Doctor" and "A Report to the Academy," well, those were more of the same weirdness.

In sum, I'm not sorry I read this. Not sorry, but not necessarily glad. I can now say I've read Kafka and understand what the meaning of the word "Kafkaesque" is. I don't need to read any more. ( )
  AuntieClio | Aug 5, 2013 |
סיפורים מדהימים של קפקא. חומרי היסוד של חלומות וסיוטים כתובים בשפה פשוטה ובהירה. הסיפור הראשון משום מה גרם לי לחשוב על מדינת ישראל. שכמו ג'ורג' סמסה קמה יום אחד וגילתה שהיא ג'וק, אבל מעמידה פנים שלא קרה שום דבר ומנסה להמשיך את חיי היום יום שלה בעוד היא נואמת לסביבה ואיש, חוץ ממנה לא מבין אותה. ( )
  amoskovacs | Oct 10, 2011 |
In Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," Gregor Samsa awakes one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. The theme of personal transformation is clear and the items which are obvious metaphors (e.g. Samsa being an insect, the apple lodged in his back), will allow students to explore what their intended meaning could have been.

This book also includes "The Judgement," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor," and "A Report to an Academy." ( )
  bderby | Sep 29, 2010 |
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There are multiple anthologies with the same title. This one contains:

"The Judgement";
"The Metamorphosis";
"In the Penal Colony"
"A Country Doctor"
"A Report to an Academy"

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A man awakens to find himself transformed into a giant vermin; a performer starves himself to death as a circus attraction; a fiendish engine of capital punishment engraves the letter of the law into the body of the condemned. Such are the nightmare scenarios that emerge in the short stories of Franz Kafka, one of the twentieth century's most formative, mystifying literary figures. Though immediate in their impact, Kafka's stories invite endless angles of interpretation, from Freudian psychology and existentialist philosophy to animal studies. This volume presents "The Metamorphosis"--Together with several other of Kafka's best and best-known stories-in a nuanced, clear, and powerful translation by Ian Johnston.

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