Kafka, Franz

Young immigrant Karl Rossmann, packed off to America to redeem himself after an embarrassing sexual incident, is instead swept up in a series of dizzying reversals, odd escapades, and adventures.

A collection of short stories by Franz Kafka in a new English translation featuring the well-known title story about a man who wakes up to find that he has turned into a giant insect. Other stories in the collection explore themes of power, whimsy, and Kafka's own difficult relationship with his father. An introduction, notes, and a chronology provide context for the stories.

Presents the complete writings and includes a chronology of Kafka's life and a selected bibliography of critical writings.

First published in 1915. A young man wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant beetle-like insect. He becomes an object of disgrace to his family and an alienated man.