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The Metamorphosis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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The Metamorphosis
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Publisher's Summary
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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- Anonymous User
- 12-02-24
A story of a lifetime
I got to read this after years of knowing Kafka. This book is an experience. What a picture of humanity!
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-21
A Good One Time Listen
It was a good one-time listenRalph had done a good job!Can easily finish it out in few hours
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- pushpendra pratap
- 02-01-22
Interesting
It explores a very important relationship between mind and body. For yourself u r what u think, for others u r what u appears to be and in between there is family & friends.
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- NP
- 25-03-22
Lovely! Very engrossing!
Partly hilarious and partly heartbreaking, Metamorphosis gives you a lot to think about. Kafka is such a brilliant writer and the narrator has done such a fabulous job. You feel like you’re a part of the family, acutely feeling what each member is experiencing. Highly recommend!
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- Irshan
- 15-07-22
the story is mostly meaningless
you can find something in it. Perhaps the family is the one who really experienced metamorphosis. But it was overall a over rated waste of time.
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- Ne
- 14-11-23
Interesting
Story was quite interesting and have wanted to read it for a long time. Performance was pretty underwhelming. Genuinely thought it was a text-to-speech narrator at first; it lacks any character.
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- Balraj Singh
- 04-02-22
deep
perfect example of human behaviour and how we change with circumstances. how selfish and ignorant we are.
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- Sameer D.
- 27-01-23
A little too grim
The story seemed a little too grim for my taste. In comparison, I found 1984 a lot more gripping, although that was grim too. The narrator is really good though.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-23
Thought Provoking
While the absurdity of Gregor’s situation is difficult to understand in the beginning as the story moves on the absurdity of physical condition is far exceeded by those of the reactions of his family.
It’s thought provoking and intriguing.
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- Anusha
- 03-07-22
Absurd, brilliant story
A second reading of this work - in audio format- totally brought the tale to life. Gregor Samsa’s story is wry, strange, and deeply sad. Kafka is a genius. The narration in the dead pan voice truly brought the book to life.
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