Metamorphosis and Other Stories

A collection of Kafka‘s greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann.

Kafka’s masterpiece of unease and black humor, Metamorphosis, tells the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, capturing the absurdity and alienation of modern life. This collection also includes Contemplation, a series of Kafka’s earlier short studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of an unfinished novel set in America; and an eyewitness account of an air display. Together, these stories, fragments, and miniature gems reveal the breadth of Kafka’s vision, his acute sense of the absurd, and his uncanny wit.