The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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I came across this shorten version of famous Franz Kafka's novella many years ago. It's one of the best written summary I've ever read. It tells the story of the salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to find himself unexplainably transformed into a huge insect: ungeheueres. This old German word was translated in many different ways but literally it means "unclean animal not even suitable for sacrifice". Gregor's struggle to understand and adjust to the new situation is piercing. The cruelty of people around - that's what is the most horrified to me. But listen:
One morning, Gregor Samsa woke up from a bad dream and realized he was some kind of terrible insect. He was a cockroach, and he was as large as a man! Lying on his back, he could see his large brown belly and thin legs. He tried to turn over onto his side, but every time he tried, he would roll onto his back again.