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the author's most famous and perhaps most highly regarded work, the story of Gregor Samsa's transformation into a giant insect is open to interpretation, awakening in the reader feelings of isolation, rejection and despair
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In addition to a short biography and timeline of the author's life, this collection contains an Introduction by Jason Baker, a translator's afterword by Donna Freed, Endnotes, notes on works inspired by Kafka, Comments/Questions, and Suggestions for Further Reading, as well as the following stories:
A Message from the Emperor - 3/5 - There is an interesting piece in the Atlantic Monthly that describes how this very short parable can be used to define the term "Kafkaesque" (read it here: https:// ...more
A Message from the Emperor - 3/5 - There is an interesting piece in the Atlantic Monthly that describes how this very short parable can be used to define the term "Kafkaesque" (read it here: https:// ...more
I wasn't planning to re-read this, even though it is the February Classics group read, but it also fits the Ultimate challenge criteria of "a book read in high school". Even weirder and more depressing than I remembered.
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