Die Verwandlung / The Metamorphosis: Bilingual Edition German - English Side By Side Translation Parallel Text Novel For Advanced Language Learning Learn German With Stories

This version of the novella has been accommodated for German learners.

The original German version of the story has been aligned side-by-side with the official English translation by Ian Johnston.

German is printed on the left page, and English on the right page.

The parallel text version will save you from reaching for the dictionary to locate the meaning of a word. As a result, you'll have a smoother reading experience.




"The Metamorphosis" (original German title: "Die Verwandlung") is a short novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into an insect.