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Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's famous story of man-turned-insect, Metamorphosis
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2018
After a night of troubled dreams, Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a huge, monstrous, cockroach-like creature, with an armour-plated back and multiple limbs.
Gradually, he comes to terms with his new state - but his parents and sister are horrified and increasingly revolted. To them, Gregor is unclean, verminous and entirely repellent, and as he becomes more and more of a burden, their horror turns to a terrible indifference...
First published in 1915, Kafka's surreal existential novella explores concepts such as the absurdity of life, alienation and the disconnect between mind and body. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek, The Imitation Game), this tale - often described as one of the greatest in the history of fiction - is chilling, captivating and darkly comic.
©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Publisher: BBC Audio Edition: Abridged

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  • ISBN: 9781785299940
  • File size: 47366 KB
  • Release date: January 4, 2018
  • Duration: 01:38:40

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  • ISBN: 9781785299940
  • File size: 47373 KB
  • Release date: January 4, 2018
  • Duration: 01:39:40
  • Number of parts: 2
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Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1340
Text Difficulty:11-12

Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's famous story of man-turned-insect, Metamorphosis
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2018
After a night of troubled dreams, Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a huge, monstrous, cockroach-like creature, with an armour-plated back and multiple limbs.
Gradually, he comes to terms with his new state - but his parents and sister are horrified and increasingly revolted. To them, Gregor is unclean, verminous and entirely repellent, and as he becomes more and more of a burden, their horror turns to a terrible indifference...
First published in 1915, Kafka's surreal existential novella explores concepts such as the absurdity of life, alienation and the disconnect between mind and body. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek, The Imitation Game), this tale - often described as one of the greatest in the history of fiction - is chilling, captivating and darkly comic.
©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Classic Literature Fiction