变形记 Metamorphosis

Writings by and about Kafka and textual notes accompany this translation of his early-twentieth-century work.

The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a giant "monstrous vermin" . It is widely regarded as a highly symbolic tale with various interpretations.