Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) is Franz Kafka's novella, first printed in the October 1915 issue of Die weißen Blätter and issued as a book by Kurt Wolff Verlag of Leipzig in December 1915. A travelling salesman wakes to find himself turned into a giant insect.
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- Kurt Wolff Verlag, Leipzig, 1915
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We track 2 editions of Metamorphosis. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Metamorphosis, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Kafka, Die Verwandlung, Christie's (onlineonly.christies.com.cn)
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