In the aftermath of any nuclear apocalypse, the story goes that cockroaches will be one of the few species to mutate and survive. If this is true, then one could reasonably argue that the ...

Kafka’s haunting story is a century old this year. Numerous translations have re-shaped it into English, but which is the most successful? It’s one of the most famous opening lines in literature: Als ...

You must remember Gregor Samsa. But in just in case you don’t , Gregor Samsa will not forget you. He was a good child, a dutiful and obedient son and a kind and cheerful provider for his mercenary ...

Gregor Samsa, as we all now know, woke up one morning to find himself transformed into an insect. But what kind of insect precisely? Franz Kafka does not give much help to readers of The Metamorphosis ...

Virginia minimalist/shoegaze artists Gregor Samsa have undergone a series of releases for their multi-formatted new album, Rest. The band first announced at the end of March that their third ...

He woke to discover that he had undergone a metamorphosis and become Gregor Samsa. He lay flat on his back on the bed, looking at the ceiling. It took time for his eyes to adjust to the lack of light.

I have experienced a bomb blast in close proximity only once. In the wee hours of the morning, an empty room outside our apartment block in Karachi blew up. This was the 1990s, when such blasts were ...

Gregor Samsa woke up one morning to find himself transformed into an insect in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. But what kind of insect precisely? David Baddiel investigates. Show more Gregor Samsa, ...