Die Verwandlung (German Edition) [Paperback]

Franz Kafka (Author), Marjorie L. Hoover (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393095339 | ISBN-13: 978-0393095333 | Publication Date: June 1960 | Edition: 1St Edition

Kafkas bekanntester Text in einer sorgfältig edierten Ausgabe

„Als Gregor Samsa eines morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem Ungeziefer verwandelt.“ Mit seiner Verwandlung in einen Käfer protestiert der Handlungsreisende Samsa gegen seinen Beruf, mit dem er die ganze Familie ernährt, er protestiert gegen Vater, Mutter und Schwester, die auf seine Kosten leben – er revoltiert gegen sein ganzes Leben. Aber sein Protest bleibt wirkungslos und führt schließlich zum Tod.

Mit einem Nachwort, einer Zeittafel zu Kafka, einem Stellenkommentar und bibliographischen Hinweisen von Dr. Ewald Rösch.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Text: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (Np); 1St Edition edition (June 1960)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 0393095339
• ISBN-13: 978-0393095333
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, April 19, 2000

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adam owensby (Greenville, SC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Verwandlung (German Edition) (Paperback)

Kafka is brilliant, as most anyone who reads this book will soon realize. He dealves into different ranges such as the Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah). Possibly a little far out there due to his style for some, but I doubt it. The English translation is required reading in my IB school, but the german version (recommended by my Austrian teacher) was even better. One can delve deeper into the metaphor through the feelings behind every word and phrase. Kafka, like many Jews and people of that era, was the victim of severe isolation. Die Verwandlung portrays this feeling perfectly. This is bar none one of the best pieces of literature I have ever picked up.

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely worth the effort of reading the original, August 12, 2009

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K. Josic (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Die Verwandlung (German Edition) (Paperback)

I think many people have read one or another English translation of this work.
However, if you have any knowledge of German, it is worth slogging your
way through the original. The writing is fluid, and it is really the fact that
such a otherworldly occurrence is captured through the strangely mundane
reactions and concerns of an ordinary family that makes this such an
extraordinary piece. I think it is pretty difficult to capture this tone in
a translation.

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic 20th century German literature, June 28, 2006

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The Painless (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Verwandlung (German Edition) (Paperback)

Bleak tale about isolation, told through the story about a boy who changes into an insect. This was mandatory stuff in highschool days, but that was ok in this case, because it's good.