{"product_id":"the-metamorphosis-modern-library-classics","title":"The Metamorphosis (Modern Library Classics)","description":"Translated, edited, and with an Introduction by Stanley Corngold\nFeaturing essays by Philip Roth, W. H Auden, and Walter Benjamin\n\n“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, The Metamorphosis. 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, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction.\n\nThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0812985141\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0812985141.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kafka, Franz|Corngold, Stanley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448555118650,"sku":"DBV.0812985141.G","price":6.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0812985141-0.jpg?v=1780858210","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-metamorphosis-modern-library-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}