{"product_id":"metamorphosis-other-stories-5","title":"Metamorphosis Other Stories By Unknown","description":"\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka's bizarrely comedic meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation expressed through the story of a man who is transformed overnight into a giant beetle, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enow in a beautiful gift edition f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eor the Union Square \u0026amp; Co. Signature Gilded Classics line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only yesterday, Gregor Samsa was a meek salesman, browbeaten by his unappreciative employer and depended on fiercely by his ungrateful family. This morning, Gregor awakens to discover that, overnight, he has been transformed into a monstrous insect. First published in 1915, Kafka’s best-known tale has inspired numerous interpretations for more than a century and helped to establish the term “Kafkaesque” as a reference to a bizarre and nightmarish experience. This collection of his short fiction, in a new translation, includes more than thirty of his short stories and sketches, including “In the Penal Colony,” “The Stoker,” “The Judgment,” “A Country Doctor,” “A Hunger Artist,” and more.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57835227611518,"sku":"NW9781454966005","price":16.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781454966005.jpg?v=1786548836","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/metamorphosis-other-stories-5","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}