{"product_id":"the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories-franz-kafka-9781454966005","title":"The Metamorphosis \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\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, now repackaged with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Franz Kafka","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67627940184307,"sku":"9781454966005","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781454966005.jpg?v=1791054891","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories-franz-kafka-9781454966005","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}