{"product_id":"the-metamorphosis-other-stories-by-franz-kafka","title":"The Metamorphosis \u0026 Other Stories by Franz Kafka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka’s bizarrely comedic meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation expressed through the story of a man who is transformed overnight into a giant beetle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enow in a beautiful gift edition f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eor the Union Square \u0026amp; Co. Signature Gilded Classics line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly yesterday, Gregor Samsa was a meek salesman, browbeaten by his unappreciative employer and depended on fiercely by his ungrateful family. This morning, Gregor awakens to discover that, overnight, he has been transformed into a monstrous insect. First published in 1915, Kafka’s best-known tale has inspired numerous interpretations for more than a century and helped to establish the term “Kafkaesque” as a reference to a bizarre and nightmarish experience. This collection of his short fiction, in a new translation, includes more than thirty of his short stories and sketches, including “In the Penal Colony,” “The Stoker,” “The Judgment,” “A Country Doctor,” “A Hunger Artist,” and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":56942990360742,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/9781454966005_a9c59f.webp?v=1786486619","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/the-metamorphosis-other-stories-by-franz-kafka","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}