Metamorphosis is a book by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915.
Kafka himself was fluent in both languages, considering German his mother tongue..
The Jewish community often found itself in between the two sentiments, naturally raising questions about a place to which one belongs.
In his lifetime, most of the population of Prague spoke Czech, and the division between Czech- and German-speaking people was a tangible reality, as both groups were strengthening their national identity.
Kafka was born into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The rest of Kafka\'s novella deals with Gregor\'s attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.
The cause of Samsa\'s transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation.
The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature.
It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.
Metamorphosis is a book by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915
