The Metamorphosis (‹See Tfd›German: Die Verwandlung), also translated as The Transformation,[1] is a novella by Franz Kafka published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (‹See Tfd›German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. "monstrous vermin") and struggles t