{"product_id":"metamorphosis-pb-franz-kafka-paperback","title":"Metamorphosis PB -- Franz Kafka, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated, edited, and with an Introduction by Stanley Corngold\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing essays by Philip Roth, W. H Auden, and Walter Benjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.\" With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Franz Kafka begins his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis.\u003c\/i\u003e It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetlelike insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing--though absurdly comic--meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library edition collects Stanley Corngold's acclaimed English translation--long hailed as the gold standard by scholars and general readers alike--along with seven critical essays by writers including Philip Roth, W. H. Auden, and Walter Benjamin, background and contextual material, and a new Introduction from Corngold himself.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Franz Kafka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780812985146\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576288284976,"sku":"9780812985146","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780812985146_5c1f082d-2fd3-42dd-9b7b-abdf4249ff19.jpg?v=1775168387","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/metamorphosis-pb-franz-kafka-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}