The Metamorphosis / Franz Kafka

By:

Kafka, Franz

Language: English Publication details: New Delhi: Rupa, 2021Edition: 1st editionDescription: 112 pages, 20cmISBN:

9789355201065

Subject(s):

Fiction

DDC classification:

833.912 KAF

Summary: How significant can a picture of a woman in fur be when you try to hold it dear as the only resemblance left to human life? When Gregor Samsa wakes up in his bed, he is aghast to find himself transformed into a giant bug. He is now to spend the rest of his life in that state. Life to him becomes a struggle to align his lingering humanity and his transformed physicality. Thus begins Metamorphosis Delving into absurdity of life, the disconnect between the mind and body and limits of sympathy, the book has been cited as one of the seminal works of twentieth-century fiction.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 4TH FLOOR, B WING	833.912 KAF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	13.05.2025	700075
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 4TH FLOOR, B WING	833.912 KAF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	17.05.2025	700076

How significant can a picture of a woman in fur be when you try to hold it dear as the only resemblance left to human life? When Gregor Samsa wakes up in his bed, he is aghast to find himself transformed into a giant bug. He is now to spend the rest of his life in that state. Life to him becomes a struggle to align his lingering humanity and his transformed physicality. Thus begins Metamorphosis Delving into absurdity of life, the disconnect between the mind and body and limits of sympathy, the book has been cited as one of the seminal works of twentieth-century fiction.

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