The Metamorphosis
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Narrated by:
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Ralph Cosham
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Written by:
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Franz Kafka
About this listen
With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young traveling salesman who, transformed overnight into a giant, beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. Rather than being surprised at the transformation, the members of his family despise it as an impending burden upon themselves.
A harrowing - though absurdly comic - meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of 20th-century fiction. As W. H. Auden wrote, “Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man.”
FRANZ KAFKA (1883–1924), one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century, was born to a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family in Prague. His unique body of writing, much of which is incomplete and was mainly published posthumously, is considered by some people to be among the most influential in Western literature, inspiring such writers as Albert Camus, Rex Warner, and Samuel Beckett.
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- Chayce
- 2023-01-13
Well performed.
The narrator did a fine job of capturing the tone and spirit of the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-07-31
Really good book that makes you think
Excellent listen for a two hour drive. Really makes you think about how society acts when you don’t “fit the mold”
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- Martin S.
- 2024-12-28
Weird and wonderful
“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.”
This is Kafka’s masterpiece on human feelings of inadequacy, familial guilt and isolation; and is considered one of the most influential books from one of the most influential writers of the 20th Century.
Ralph Cosham’s delivery adds to the absurdity of the whole situation, in a delightful way. Ending is just as weird as the beginning, but also thought-provoking.
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- Madeline Robertson
- 2023-03-01
entertaining but intellectual
This book is an essential for any reader. It makes you think about things differently
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- Amazon Customer
- 2024-01-26
“Would you still love me if I was a worm?”
But as a book, excellent. Enter the world of Gregor Samsa as he slowly turns into a beetle and how his family deals with this development.
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- Mona Irmen
- 2023-01-15
Loved it
This made me want to read more if his work. The narration was very good. I sampled other books by this author and look forward to hearing more.
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- Riley Osborne
- 2023-02-21
Very Affecting Story
This reading has left me professing that every-day occurrences like having to wash the dishes are “harrowing, Kafka-esque experiences” much to the chagrin and consternation of all in earshot.
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- Joanna K
- 2023-09-25
Excellent
Been wanting to read this one for years. Super easy listen to a great narrator. Profound commentary about how we treat each other.
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- Paisia Stella
- 2022-10-25
I literally cried
The best book ever. I love Kafka so much it's indescribable!!! My third time listening to it
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- Walker English
- 2022-11-21
Man wakes up as bug, is late for work
I loved the book, it was such a fun short listen. I can definitely relate to Gregor’s story. 5/5👍
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