{"product_id":"metamorphosis-9781839042874","title":"Metamorphosis","description":"\u003cp\u003eGregor Samsa wakes up each morning, quietly leaves the house to take the same train, and works to pay off the family debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that world explodes one morning, when Gregor awakes to find himself changed. To those around him he is dangerous, untouchable vermin. Worse than that, he is a burden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e, Franz Kafka's shocking tale of cruelty and kindness, has been a literary landmark since it was first published in 1915. Lemn Sissay's thrilling stage adaptation is a visceral and vital depiction of humans struggling within a system that crushes them under its heel. It was commissioned and first produced in 2023 by Frantic Assembly, in a co-production with Theatre Royal Plymouth, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and was directed by Scott Graham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/strong\u003e (1883-1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer based in Prague, who is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His best known works include the novella \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e and novels \u003cem\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLemn Sissay\u003c\/strong\u003e OBE is a British poet, playwright, performer, broadcaster and speaker. He was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics and the Chancellor of the University of Manchester. He won the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize, and his memoir \u003cem\u003eMy Name Is Why\u003c\/em\u003e reached number one in the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis adaptation of Kafka's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e was staged by Frantic Assembly in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50910940889362,"sku":"9781839042874","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3874c5fb-837b-46db-891f-1df93f3c7f91.jpg?v=1770979441","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/metamorphosis-9781839042874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}