The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915.
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 repelled by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become..
The cause of Gregor\'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 called one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.
The Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915