{"product_id":"metamorphosis-and-other-stories-gilded","title":"The Metamorphosis and Other Stories","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 \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":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Gilded)","offer_id":46616637046981,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-4549-6600-5.jpg?v=1785221411","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/metamorphosis-and-other-stories-gilded","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}