false 26311732 1227629 2870917 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209806278m/2870917.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209806278s/2870917.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2870917._ 3.75 93 The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetlelike insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing -- though absurdly comic -- meditation on human feelings of inadequecy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man."]]> 5223 3.87 57331 2913 1385714 3.75 93 4 1915 0 0 false Fri Jul 04 13:23:06 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 13:23:24 -0700 2008