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The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka
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Details

Pages
44
Word Count
60361
Lexile
1340L
AR
10.5
Grade Level
G9 - G12
Genre
Modernist literature

Summary

"The Metamorphosis" (original German title: "Die Verwandlung") is a short novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into an insect.

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