# The Metamorphosis

**Author:** Franz Kafka
**Grade range:** Grades 9–10
**Age range:** 14–15
**First published:** 1996
**Page count:** 96
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780486290300`
**ISBN-10:** `0486290301`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-metamorphosis
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Gregor Samsa hates his job. He works himself to exhaustion as a traveling salesman to support a family that takes him for granted. One morning, his whole life changes. He wakes up to discover that he has turned into a giant insect. As he and his family come to grips with the fantastical event, The Metamorphosis explores themes of alienation, family loyalty, and unconditional love.

## Themes

- translations into english

## Where this book is assigned

### Common Core State Standards (ELA)

- **recommended** · 9th grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)
- **recommended** · 10th grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)

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