description: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes.
language: English
title: The Metamorphosis
titlecomplete: The Metamorphosis
characters: Grete Samsa, Mr. Samsa, Mrs. Samsa, Gregor Samsa
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Philosophy, Short Stories, Novels, German Literature, School, Literature, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 969911
publisher: Schocken Books