Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka with Michael Hofmann (Translator)

299 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

A brilliant new translation of Kafka's best-known work, published for the 125th anniversary of his birth This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes...

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Moods

dark 72%
reflective 70%
challenging 48%
sad 32%
mysterious 28%
emotional 20%
tense 18%
funny 14%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 35%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 42% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 22% | No: 17% | N/A: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 7% | No: 5%

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