Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Novella of a man who awakens transformed into a giant insect and his family's response

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Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka

Czech-German novelist and short story writer whose profoundly influential works explore themes of alienation, existential dread, and bureaucratic oppression. His name gave rise to the adjective 'Kafkaesque' to describe nightmarish modern predicaments.

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