In one swoop the reader gets the infamous freudian metamorphosis as well as some of kafkas other macabre short stories perhaps the best of these is in the penal colony it reads like michel foucaults discipline and punish on acid it is almost like a satire on what hegel liked to refer to as the slaughterhouse of history. The metamorphosis and other stories by franz kafka is part of the barnes noble classics series which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader including new scholarship thoughtful design and pages of carefully crafted extras here are some of the remarkable features of barnes noble classics. Metamorphosis and other stories excellent new english translations of title story considered by many critics kafkas most perfect work plus the judgment in the penal colony a country doctor and a report to an academy a selection of the common core state standards initiative cat 0486290301. Buy the paperback book the metamorphosis and other stories by franz kafka at indigoca canadas largest bookstore free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders since his death in 1924 kafka has come to be regarded as one of the greatest modern writers one whose work brilliantly explores the anxiety futility and complexity of modern life the precision and clarity of kafkas style