THE METAMORPHOSIS (English Edition) pdf

What remains of a man when he is no longer useful?

One morning, Gregor Samsa awakens from troubled dreams and realizes that he no longer belongs to his own body. Transformed into a monstrous and repulsive creature, he finds himself imprisoned in the room where he had until then led an ordinary existence—working tirelessly to support his family and pay off his parents’ debts.

But the physical transformation is only the beginning.

As Gregor loses the ability to work, speak, and be understood, he also loses his place within his own home. Care gives way to fear; compassion to embarrassment; and family bonds reveal how deeply they depended on the usefulness he represented.

Through an impossible situation narrated with disturbingly natural calm, Franz Kafka creates one of literature’s most powerful reflections on alienation, work, guilt, identity, rejection, and loneliness.

This edition from Editora Novens includes:

• The complete text, without abridgments or summaries;

• A new Portuguese translation, compared against the original German;

• Clear, fluid language that preserves Kafka’s strangeness and ambiguity;

• 15 original black-and-white illustrations;

• An editorial note on the German expression used to describe Gregor’s transformation.

More than a century after its publication, The Metamorphosis remains unsettling because its question is still relevant: are we loved for who we are—or only as long as we are able to be useful?

An illustrated edition created for readers who wish to discover or revisit Franz Kafka’s most celebrated work through a carefully prepared visual and literary experience.