The transformation

Audiobook with the complete text, word explanations, and biography as a PDF file, unabridged! "The Metamorphosis" is one of the few works that was published during Kafka's lifetime. It was created in November/December 1912 in three parts. Originally just a small idea, for which Kafka interrupted his work on the novel "Amerika," it quickly grew into a rather extensive novella. Three years later, the novella was first published in "Die Weissen Blätter," and a month later as a standalone edition by Kurt Wolff Verlag. "When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a giant insect." Thus begins Kafka's perhaps most famous tale. Throughout the long reception history of Kafka's "Metamorphosis," much speculation has surrounded the creation process of the work and the author's intentions. Looking solely at the work, "The Metamorphosis" of Gregor Samsa primarily serves as a spotlight that starkly illuminates the conditions, fears, and relational dynamics within the Samsa middle-class family. A simple realistic narrative would not have achieved this. The HörGut! CD follows the first book edition from 1915 word-for-word and unabridged. The reading is complemented by a printable PDF with word explanations.