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Metamorphosis book5/22/2023 Combining the fluidity and lyricism of Lemn Sissay’s adaptation and Frantic’s uncompromising physicality, this promises to be an unmissable retelling of Franz Kafka’s shocking tale of cruelty and kindness a visceral and vital depiction of humans struggling within a system that crushes them under its heel.Ĭommissioned and Produced by Frantic Assembly, in a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In their first new commission since 2019, Frantic Assembly and Lemn Sissay OBE collaborate on this thrilling new adaptation of Metamorphosis. The Metamorphosis Book by Franz Kafka Official Publisher Page Simon & Schuster About The Book About The Author Product Details Resources and Downloads The Metamorphosis More books from this author: Franz Kafka More books in this series: Enriched Classics SEE ALL SEE ALL. But that world explodes on this morning of brutal metamorphosis. Gregors totally abrupt and unexplained transformation is juxtaposed with a lot of really mundane day-to-day details (waking up late, cleaning house) and the result is, well, textbook Kafkaesque. Until now Gregor has woken every morning, quietly left to take the same train, and worked to pay off the family debt. The Metamorphosis is a story about a man, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up as a gigantic, incredibly disgusting bug. Worse than that, he is a burden.Ī word said, an action out of place, the opening of old wounds, none of which can be undone. To those around him he is dangerous, untouchable vermin. One morning Gregor Samsa awakes to find himself changed. Ovid - The Metamorphoses: a new complete downloadable English translation with comprehensive index, and other poetry translations including Baudelaire.
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