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Die Verwandlung

Franz Kafka

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Kafka Die Verwandlung The Metamorphosis

A story - not very long - about a man, Georg Samsa, who when waking up one morning in his bed finds himself changed into a kind of enormous bug – I always imagine a kind of big May-bug, lying on its back. At …

Kafka Die Verwandlung The Metamorphosis

A story - not very long - about a man, Georg Samsa, who when waking up one morning in his bed finds himself changed into a kind of enormous bug – I always imagine a kind of big May-bug, lying on its back. At first the family cares for him or it, but slowly they lose interest – what shall they do with a bug? – and finally the bug dies from lack of food. When reduced to its simple plot, the story doesn’t seem like a big story, but as always there is more to it than the simple plot. I read somewhere about Nabukov (author of Lolita) that he held classes about this text, analysing the style and the technique of the narration. To most people the story will seem somewhat mysterious. And anybody can interprete such a story as they want. Of course I have my own personal interpretation and dare to present it here. It is known that Kafka had tuberculosis of the lung (doctors found this out in 1917 and at that time it was not curable. Kafka died 7 years later. An author whose destiny is burdened with an incurable disease and who is bound to die at an early point of time may see this as an injustice that fell upon him without his being asked. Normally one would be at odds with one’s destiny – but Kafka transposed his situation of life in highly artistic images or better parables that have an astonishing effect. Only Kafka did not say: Listen I will tell you a parable so that you may understand better what I feel. As I said, this is my own private view and it helps me to understand much of Kafka’s work. But this interpretation has a week point. Much of Kafka work was written before 1917. Of course someone who contracts a disease such as tuberculosis will have a feeling of his illness, but it is not sure that he will know he will die of this sickness at an early time. Nevertheless my interpretation helps me to understand much of Kafka’s stories better.

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Franz Kafka: La Metamorfosis (Paperback, Spanish language, 2004, Agebe)

La Metamorfosis

Paperback, 125 pages

Spanish language

Published Sept. 28, 2004 by Agebe.

ISBN:: 978-987-1165-07-0
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OCLC Number:: 65178230
Goodreads:: 59186

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (Paperback, 1979, Bantam Books)

Metamorphosis

Mass Market Paperback

English language

Published April 24, 1979 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-553-21183-2
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OCLC Number:: 8887742

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (Webster's German Thesaurus Edition) (Paperback, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.)

Metamorphosis (Webster's German Thesaurus Edition)

Paperback, 88 pages

English language

Published March 5, 2006 by ICON Group International, Inc..

ISBN:: 978-0-497-25761-3
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Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition) (Paperback, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.)

Metamorphosis (Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition)

Paperback, 74 pages

English language

Published May 5, 2006 by ICON Group International, Inc..

ISBN:: 978-0-497-90099-1
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Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung (EBook, German language, 1993, Routledge)

Die Verwandlung

[electronic resource] /, 115 pages

German language

Published Feb. 24, 1993 by Routledge.

ISBN:: 978-0-203-13163-3
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OCLC Number:: 67835129

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (Paperback, 2005, Hesperus Press)

Metamorphosis

Paperback, 92 pages

Published Sept. 1, 2005 by Hesperus Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-84391-409-9
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Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis (Paperback, 1970, Schocken Books)

The Metamorphosis

Paperback, 224 pages

Published Feb. 24, 1970 by Schocken Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-001572-0
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Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (EBook, 2005, ICON Classics)

Metamorphosis

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English language

Published Feb. 24, 2005 by ICON Classics.

ISBN:: 978-1-4237-9557-5
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OCLC Number:: 71012589

Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis (AudiobookFormat, 2006, bnpublishing.com)

The Metamorphosis

Audio CD, 100 pages

Published Jan. 31, 2006 by bnpublishing.com.

ISBN:: 978-956-291-061-3
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OCLC Number:: 51449099

Franz Kafka: The metamorphosis (2011, Tribeca Books)

The metamorphosis

74 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2011 by Tribeca Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-936594-00-9
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OCLC Number:: 825822859

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (2007, Borders Classics)

Metamorphosis

226 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2007 by Borders Classics.

ISBN:: 978-1-58726-483-2
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OCLC Number:: 172777463

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (EBook, 2005, ICON Classics)

Metamorphosis

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English language

Published Feb. 24, 2005 by ICON Classics.

ISBN:: 978-1-4237-7999-5
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OCLC Number:: 70184793

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (EBook, 2005, ICON Classics)

Metamorphosis

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English language

Published Feb. 24, 2005 by ICON Classics.

ISBN:: 978-1-4237-7624-6
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OCLC Number:: 70134531

Franz Kafka: The metamorphosis (1972, Bantam Books)

The metamorphosis

Paperback, 201 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 1972 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-553-12173-5
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OCLC Number:: 660068211

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (EBook, 2005, ICON Classics)

Metamorphosis

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English language

Published Feb. 24, 2005 by ICON Classics.

ISBN:: 978-1-4294-0944-5
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OCLC Number:: 74281940

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