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“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.” With this startlingly bizarre sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young traveling salesman who, transformed overnight into a giant, beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. Rather than being surprised at the transformation, the members of his family despise it as an impending burden upon themselves.

"The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka. Novellas and Stories" brings together a selection of extraordinary works by Franz Kafka, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. This collection showcases Kafka's unique literary style and his exploration of existential themes, alienation, and the human condition. "The Metamorphosis" is a haunting novella that follows the bizarre transformation of Gregor Samsa into a giant insect, exploring themes of identity, isolation, and the absurdity of human existence.

If Max Brod had obeyed Franz Kafka's dying request, Kafka's unpublished manuscripts would have been burned, unread. Fortunately, Brod ignored his friend's wishes and published The Trial, which became the author's most famous work. Now Kafka's enigmatic novel regains its humor and stylistic elegance in a new translation based on the restored original manuscript.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Charles Dickens; Franz Kafka; Herman Melville; Leo Tolstoy, amongst a host of others.

K. is a land surveyor who arrives in a remote village with the hope of securing a position working for the mysterious Castle that looms over the settlement. But his attempts to gain access to the Castle are thwarted at every turn by confusing rules, indifferent officials, and an opaque system that seems designed to keep him out.

Written by a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses A compelling and thought-provoking memoir written by Raymond Franz. In this eye-opening account, Franz provides an insider's perspective on the inner workings of the Watch Tower Society, the organization responsible for overseeing the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses. As a member of the Governing Body, the highest authority within the Jehovah's Witness hierarchy, he was privy to decisions that shaped the lives of millions of adherents around the world.

This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature. The collection includes works spanning over 150 years from the beginning of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century. The works vary in genre, including humorous, lyrical, psychological, romantic, detective, fantastic, adventurous, and mystical prose. It features classics of American, British, Irish, French, German, and Russian literature.

Diese Novellen gehen unter die Haut: Entdecken Sie Geschichten voller innerer Konflikte, tragischer Wendungen und psychologischer Dramatik. Mit: Der Sandmann (E.T.A. Hoffmann, Track 1-2), Germelshausen (F. Gerstäcker, Track 3-4), Ein Doppelgänger (T. Storm, Track 5-7), Bahnwärter Thiel (G. Hauptmann, Track 8-9), Das Urteil (F. Kafka, Track 10), Kokain (W. Rheiner, Track 11), Der Tod des Kleinbürgers (F. Werfel, Track 12-18), 24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau (S. Zweig, Track 19-21), Das Gold von Caxamalca (J. Wassermann, Track 22-23), Der Leviathan (J. Roth, Track 24-25).

"Die Verwandlung" gehört zu den wenigen Werken, die noch zu Kafkas Lebzeiten veröffentlicht wurden. Sie entstand im November/Dezember 1912 in drei Teilen. Ursprünglich nur eine kleine Idee, für die Kafka die Arbeit am Roman "Der Verschollene" (Amerika) unterbrach, wuchs sie sich schnell zu einer recht umfangreichen Novelle aus.

Benedict Cumberbatch reads the enduring classic of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. He attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repelled by the horrible creature he has become. First published in 1915, Kafka's darkly comic novella explores concepts such as the absurdity of life, alienation and the disconnect between mind and body.

Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. This hugely influential work inspired George Orwell, Albert Camus, Jorge Louis Borges, and Ray Bradbury, while continuing to unsettle millions of readers.

In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity.

Existentialism: Philosophical and Literary Works is a compelling anthology that delves into the realm of existentialist thought, exploring the profound philosophical and literary works that have shaped this influential movement. From the psychological depths of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground to the existential dilemmas of Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, and the introspective reflections of. Friedrich Nietzsche's Ecce Homo, this collection encompasses a wide range of existentialist voices.

A land-surveyor, known only as K., arrives at a small village permanently covered in snow and dominated by a castle to which access seems permanently denied. K.'s attempts to discover why he has been called constantly run up against the peasant villagers, who are in thrall to the absurd bureaucracy that keeps the castle shut, and the rigid hierarchy of power among the self-serving bureaucrats themselves.

On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant new translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.

Already a major international best seller, now available in English for the first time: In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of universal ethics that goes beyond religion - values we all share as humans that can help us create unity and peace to heal our world. "All people are united in the pursuit of happiness and the desire to avoid suffering," His Holiness reminds us. "This is the source of humanity's greatest achievements."

Known as the "Father of Abolitionism," Reverend John Rankin is one of the greatest heroes previously lost to history. Sitting high above the small community of Ripley, Ohio, a lantern shone in the front window of a small, red brick home at night. It was a signal to slaves in Kentucky—a beacon of liberty in the darkness—just across the Ohio River. Anyone fleeing bondage could look to Reverend John Rankin's home for hope. To the slaveholders they fled from, Rankin's activities as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad invoked rage.

La metamorfosis cuenta la historia de la transformación de Gregorio Samsa en un monstruoso insecto, y del drama familiar que, a raíz de este acontecimiento, se desata. En este relato se ha querido ver una alegoría del enfrentamiento del hombre ante un mundo moderno que lo oprime y lo borra.

This is a collection of 21 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, the Kabbalah, ancient wisdom and philosophy, the Tarot, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, and spiritualism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

Franz Kafka’s haunting novella, The Metamorphosis, tells the disturbing tale of Gregor Samsa, a young man who awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. As Gregor grapples with his shocking new reality, his once-loving family begins to recoil, viewing him as an outcast and burden. Through Kafka’s unsettling lens, this story explores themes of isolation, identity, and the fragility of human connections, as Gregor’s physical change mirrors his growing alienation from society.