The classic surrealist novel by genius author Franz Kafka, a tale of "body horror" in which a man finds himself awakening one morning to the astounding fact that he has been transformed into a giant insect. This tale is more than just a nightmare-like exposition of weird disgust, however; it is a metaphor for the struggles of mankind in a cold, uncaring world that, quite literally, seems as if it wants to dehumanize us all. A literary classic.