Foreign Literature Masterpieces Series -- Youth Reading -- The Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka [Austria]
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: One morning, Gregor Samsa wakes from an uneasy sleep to find himself lying in bed transformed into a giant insect. He lies on his back, his hard, iron-like back shell pressed against the bed. With a slight raise of his head, he sees his dome-shaped brown belly divided into many arched, hard plates. The blanket almost refuses to stay on the tip of his belly, ready to slip off completely. Compared to his enormous body, his numerous legs are pitifully thin, all dancing helplessly before his eyes.