The metamorphosis
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Corngold, Stanley translator.
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New York : Modern Library, 2013.
ISBN
9780812985146, 0812985141
Lexile measure
1340L
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xlix, 312 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780812985146, 0812985141
Accelerated Reader
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Level 10.5, 12 Points
Lexile measure
1340

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-312).
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"Translated, edited, and with an Introduction by Stanley Corngold Featuring essays by Philip Roth, W. H Auden, and Walter Benjamin "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. This Modern Library edition collects Stanley Corngold's acclaimed English translation--long hailed as the gold standard by scholars and general readers alike--along with six critical essays by writers including Philip Roth, W. H. Auden, and Walter Benjamin, background and contextual material, and a new Introduction from Corngold himself"--,Provided by publisher.
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""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, 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. As W. H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man.""--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kafka, F., & Corngold, S. (2013). The metamorphosis (Modern Library Paperback Edition.). Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 and Stanley Corngold. 2013. The Metamorphosis. Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 and Stanley Corngold. The Metamorphosis Modern Library, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kafka, Franz, and Stanley Corngold. The Metamorphosis Modern Library Paperback Edition., Modern Library, 2013.

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