First published in 1915, Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis remains one of the most haunting and enduring works of twentieth-century fiction. It tells of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes one morning to find that his body has become something unrecognizable — a change that will shatter the fragile order of his family and his world.
An absurd and deeply human story that explores transformation, isolation, and guilt.
The Zehnlicht edition includes a chronology, an afterword, critical notes, and an original sound composition created especially for this publication, offering a different approach to one of the most admired and enigmatic authors in Western literature.
The Zehnlicht edition of The Metamorphosis – New Annotated Edition is now available in digital format.
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The accompanying Soundfiction, composed specifically for this project, is also available on Bandcamp.
This original work offers a sonic interpretation that complements the atmosphere and themes of the Zehnlicht edition of The Metamorphosis.
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