Overview
Gregor Samsa wakes up as a bug in Kafka''s The Metamorphosis, exploring themes of alienation, existentialism, and authoritarian power in a modern, absurd world.
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. Thus begins The Metamorphosis, cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the twentieth century. A story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, who wakes up one day to discover that he has metamorphosed into a bug, The Metamorphosis is a book that concerns itself with the themes of alienation, disillusionment and existentialism. As Samsa struggles to reconcile his humanity with his transformation, Kafka, very deftly, weaves his readers into a web that deals with the absurdity of existence, the alienating experience of modern life, and the cruelty and incomprehensibility of authoritarian power, leaving them at once stunned and impressed.
- | Author: Franz Kafka
- | Publisher: Prakash Books India Private Limited
- | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2014
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9788172345136
- | ISBN-10: 8172345135
