Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis (1915)
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As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect.
— Franz Kafka on Insect
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About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
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