Title: Die Verwandlung

Title: Die Verwandlung Title Record # 1261337
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1915-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Gregor Samsa
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-DE
Language: German

Note:

Conceived and written in its majority by Kafka in November 1912.
First published in Die Weißen Blätter: Eine Monatsschrift, vol. 1, #10 (October 1915), edited by René Schickele.
For the publication as CHAPBOOK (11/1915) Kafka revised the text with some minor changes.

Synopsis: One morning, Gregor Samsa finds himself transformed into a kind of vermin, a giant bug.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1934^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand	Italian	La metamorfosi
1937^ⓘTranslated by A. L. Lloyd.	English	The Metamorphosis
1937	English	The Metamorphosis (Part I)
1946^ⓘTranslated by A. L. Lloyd	English	Metamorphosis
1946^ⓘTranslated by an unknown translator	English	Metamorphosis
1946^ⓘTranslated by A. L. Lloyd	English	The Metamorphosis (Part I)
1948^ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir. All publications in this record are assumed to be using the Muir translation and should be separated out if this is found to be incorrect.	English	The Metamorphosis
1955^ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Vialatte	French	La métamorphose
1958^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand.	Spanish	La metamorfosis
1961^ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir	English	Metamorphosis
1972^ⓘTranslated by Stanley Corngold.	English	The Metamorphosis
1981^ⓘTranslated by J. A. Underwood	English	The Metamorphosis
1984^ⓘTranslated by Rodolfo Paoli	Italian	La metamorfosi
1988^ⓘTranslated by Bernard Lortholary.	French	La métamorphose
1995^ⓘTranslated by Karen Reppin	English	The Metamorphosis
1998	Portuguese	Metamorfose
2002^ⓘTranslated by João Crisóstomo Gasco	Portuguese	A Metamorfose
2003^ⓘTranslated by José Rafael Hernández Arias.	Spanish	La metamorfosis
2004^ⓘTranslated by David Wyllie.	English	The Metamorphosis
2007^ⓘTranslated by Michael Hofmann.	English	Metamorphosis
2007^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand (Alexandre Vialatte ?).	French	La métamorphose
2008^ⓘTranslated by David Wyllie	English	Metamorphosis
2009^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This record contains unidentified translations and may contain more than one. If you own a book that is merged here and you can determine the translation, please move the book to the appropriate title record.	English	The Metamorphosis
2009^ⓘTranslated by William Aaltonen.	English	The Metamorphosis
2009^ⓘTranslated by Ian Johnston.	English	The Metamorphosis
2009^ⓘTranslated by Joyce Crick.	English	The Metamorphosis
2010^ⓘTranslated by Charles Daudert.	English	The Metamorphosis
2011^ⓘTranslated by Ann Charters	English	The Metamorphosis
2012^ⓘTranslated by Willem van Toorn	Dutch	De Gedaanteverwisseling
2014^ⓘTranslated by Susan Bernofsky.	English	The Metamorphosis
2014^ⓘTranslated by Christopher Moncrieff.	English	The Metamorphosis
2014^ⓘTranslated by John R. Williams	English	Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Gregor Samsa
2019^ⓘTranslated by José Rubens Siqueira	Portuguese	A metamorfose

Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Rodolfo Paoli	Italian	La metamorfosi (part 1 of 2)
1978^ⓘTranslated by Rodolfo Paoli	Italian	La metamorfosi (part 2 of 2)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Die Verwandlung	1915-11-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff (Der Jüngste Tag #22/23)		M 2.50^?M: East German mark	73	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	chap	Ottomar Starke
Die Verwandlung	1915-11-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff (Der Jüngste Tag #22/23)		M 1.60^?M: East German mark	73	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	chap	Ottomar Starke
Die Verwandlung	1915-11-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff			73	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
Die Verwandlung	1918-00-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff (Der Jüngste Tag #22/23)			73	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	chap
Vor dem Gesetz	1934-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Verlag (Bücherei des Schocken Verlages #19)	19	RM 1.25	80	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Erzählungen und kleine Prosa	1935-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Verlag (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)			280	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Erzählungen und Kleine Prosa	1946-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)			287	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1952-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #19)	19	DM 1.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	201	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Erzählungen	1952-00-00	Franz Kafka	S. Fischer (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)		DM 16.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	321	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1970-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #19)	19	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	137	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Sämtliche Erzählungen	1970-01-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #1078)	1078	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	406	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Sämtliche Erzählungen	1973-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078)	3-436-01062-6	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	406	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1977-06-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #19)	3-436-00030-2	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	137	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Franz Kafka
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1983-05-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #19)	3-596-20019-3	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	137	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Franz Kafka
Die Verwandlung	1986-03-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #5875)	3-596-25875-8	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	109	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Franz Kafka
Die Verwandlung	1987-07-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #5875)	3-596-25875-8	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	109	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Franz Kafka
Die Söhne	1989-08-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #9501)	3-596-29501-7	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manfred Walch
Die Söhne	1992-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #9501)	3-596-29501-7	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manfred Walch
Die Söhne	1993-11-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #9501)	3-596-29501-7	DM 10.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manfred Walch
Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung	1994-00-00	ed. uncredited	Vitalis	80-901370-4-0		104	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Sämtliche Erzählungen	1994-01-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078)	3-596-21078-X	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	406	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Franz Kafka
Drucke zu Lebzeiten	1994-10-00	Franz Kafka	S. Fischer	3-10-038155-6	DM 68.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	457	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Ein Landarzt und andere Drucke zu Lebzeiten	1994-11-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwölf Bänden #1)	3-596-12441-7	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	370+ [3]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Irina Ionesco
Die Söhne	1995-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #9501)	3-596-29501-7	DM 12.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	161	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manfred Walch
Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung	1995-00-00	ed. uncredited	Vitalis	80-901370-4-0		104	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa	1996-00-00	Franz Kafka	S. Fischer	3-10-338107-7	DM 29.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	575	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Die Verwandlung	1996-00-10	ed. Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5495)	3-453-10935-X	DM 18.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	491	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Karel Thole
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa	1996-08-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch	3-596-13270-3	DM 16.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	575	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Franz Kafka
Die Verwandlung	1997-09-00	Franz Kafka	dtv ( #Bibliothek der Erstausgaben)	3-423-02629-4	DM 8.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	119	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Georg Baselitz
Die Verwandlung	1999-07-00	Franz Kafka	Goldmann	3-442-07665-X	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Oskar Kokoschka
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa	2001-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch	3-596-13270-3		575	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Franz Kafka
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa	2002-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch	3-596-50520-8	€8.00^?€: Euro	575	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa	2010-11-11	Franz Kafka	Fischer E-Books (Fischer Klassik Plus)	978-3-10-401089-2	€3.99^?€: Euro		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Franz Kafka
Das Urteil / Die Verwandlung	2012-05-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer TaschenBibliothek)	978-3-596-51229-4	€10.00^?€: Euro	111	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Franz Kafka

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Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723)