Metamorphosis and Other Stories: Penguin Classics by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis and Other Stories: Penguin Classics

Franz Kafka with Franz Kafka (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Med...

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Moods

dark 71%
reflective 69%
challenging 48%
sad 31%
mysterious 28%
emotional 20%
tense 18%
funny 14%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 42%
medium 37%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 42% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 7% | No: 4%

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