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Metamorphosis: Gilded Pocket Edition

by Franz Kafka

A classic of transformation and estrangement

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A classic of transformation and estrangement

Franz Kafka’s novella begins with a stark impossibility: traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes transformed into an insect. The story’s central tension lies in the consequences of that change for his relationships with his family and his place in society, bringing questions of identity and isolation into the foreground. This hardcover deluxe edition presents the classic in a heat-stamped vegan-leather cover with foil accents, making its physical design part of the appeal for readers assembling a collection of classic literature.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in classic fiction and Kafka’s work
  • Readers drawn to fiction about identity, family relationships, and social alienation
  • Collectors seeking a deluxe hardcover edition of a literary classic

Themes

TransformationIdentityIsolationFamily relationshipsAlienation

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Book overview

This hardback gift edition presents Franz Kafka's celebrated novella, Metamorphosis, featuring a silver embossed cover design, patterned endpapers and gilded page edges.

A masterful mix of horror and absurdity, Metamorphosis tells the story of travelling salesman Samsa, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a giant insect. Samsa has been a model of virtue for years, single-handedly supporting his parents and young sister. Suddenly he finds himself outcast in his own home, facing a world in which he no longer has a place. Simultaneously harrowing and humorous, Metamorphosis is a strange, subtle and moving novella which has become a classic of world literature.

This elegant pocket-sized gift edition includes the classic, unabridged text, introduced and translated by William Aaltonen. It is presented with a silver embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gilded page edges. Part of the ArcturusOrnate Classics series, this edition makes wonderful gift for any lovers of classic fiction.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
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