metamorphosis franz kafka audiobook free

Many have attempted to form their own interpretations of the story but I personally can't see it being anything other than a metaphor. The story possessed a dream-like quality where nothing is ever considered appropriately, as Gregor accepted his transformation into insect form a lot more readily than one might normally. What do you do?Everyone has heard of The Metamorphosis, Kafka's literary masterpiece, a book that is obviously more than meets the eye. You've become repulsive and abhorrent for seemingly no apparent reason. Your family can no longer communicate with you, they no longer can even stand to look at you. I cannot even explain it to myself.'Imagine you go to bed one night with nothing out of the ordinary occurring only to wake up to find you have transformed into a monstrous insect overnight. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I know that some of our absolute best LibriVox readers have already recorded this marvelous story but this but it has also been on my list of 'yearn to record' things for a long time and for my personal and entirely selfish pleasure now is the time to do it before I get any older or another flood hits us.įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit rating: 4.5 of 5 starsSource: BBC Radio 4 Extra'I cannot make you understand. The reason why the book continues to enjoy popularity among large audiences of readers, in my opinionm is because they recognize themselves in Gregor Samsa, which makes it all the more astounding how many ‘expert’ interpretations attempt to distract students of Kafka away from the most likely one. Sister Grete, at first siding with her brother against their unfriendliest father, eventually switches sides after her brother’s metamorphosis, conveniently seizing first place in the sibling hierarchy, a reference to Kafka’s relationship with one of his siblings. The debt Gregor intended to repay his parents symbolizes the emotional debt many adult children continue to feel towards their elderly parents for the love and care they have provided. It is the parents that caused Gregor’s/Kafka’s metamorphosis. Reduced to vermin, Gregor can (or will) no longer financially benefit his parents. In other words, the parents did not love him for who he was, but for his loyal willingness to undergo this exploitation. Gregor’s parents possessed a large sum of money in savings, which symbolizes the needlessness of Gregor’s exploitation. Gregor’s metamorphosis is that of Kafka’s being an obedient son, subserviently paying for his parents’ narcissistic needs with his own life, into being a disobedient one-as if he had become a ‘piece of vermin’. Kafka describes how he had experienced his parents’ financial and emotional exploitations of him, to the point of detaching from them and thereby ceasing to be their son (the real metamorphosis). What does it mean? In my mind it is not complicated at all and is most probably an autobiography of how Kafka himself had experienced his early life living with his parents. The translation is by Ian Johnston, not the translator that is in Gutenberg I like Johnston's more. This story, about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him, has intrigued me for many years.

LibriVox recording of The Metamorphosis (version 4) by Franz Kafka.

Metamorphosis franz kafka audiobook free