“Kafka used animals all the time. You know, the metamorphosis, obvious example, Gregor Samsa wakes up and he's a dung beetle. He's a beetle.”
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The Trial / Metamorphosis
The Trial / Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka · 1983
A collection of psychological fiction and absurdist novellas exploring themes of guilt, alienation, and surreal transformation.
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“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was lying in his hard armor-plated back, and when he lifted his head a little,…”
Lex Fridman, Host on Lex Fridman Podcast#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
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