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The Metamorphosis - (Enriched Classics) by Franz Kafka (Paperback)

Name: The Metamorphosis - (Enriched Classics) by Franz Kafka (Paperback)
Brand: Simon & Schuster
SKU: 11549630
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Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary.
About the Author: Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born in Prague.
144 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
Series Name: Enriched Classics

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About the Book

"Includes detailed explanatory notes, an overview of key themes, and more"--Cover.

Book Synopsis

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.

When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.

So begins The Metamorphosis, one of the most recognizable opening lines in literature. The story of Gregor Samsa, a young man who, after transforming overnight into a giant, beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, and a quintessentially alienated man. One of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction, The Metamorphosis is a harrowing yet absurdly comic meditation on inadequacy, guilt, and isolation. A work in which, in the words of Vladimir Nabokov, "contrast and unity, style and matter, manner and plot are most perfectly integrated."

Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research.

Read with confidence.

About the Author

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born in Prague. Widely esteemed as one of the twentieth century's most important writers, he is the author of the novels The Trial and The Castle.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 6.72 Inches (H) x 4.18 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)

Weight: .16 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 144

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Classics

Series Title: Enriched Classics

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback

Author: Franz Kafka

Language: English

Street Date: August 18, 2009

TCIN: 11549630

UPC: 9781416599685

Item Number (DPCI): 248-08-0862

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.16 pounds

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