Franz Kafka 29 yrs old 'Metamorphosis'

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Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born into German-speaking Jewish family in Prague (Czech: Praha), the capital of Bohemia (then in Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic). When he was 29yrs old, he wrote Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) and it came out 3 yrs later.

When I was a teenager, I enjoyed this book as a comedy rather than a tragedy.It was because japanese translation was so good that I imagined his metamorphosis visually. Many years later, I read it again and tears flooded my eyes. My impression of this book changed completely.
I tasted 'Metamorphosis' like an aged wine.

After Gregor's metamorphosis, his family changes dramatically. He can't do without the good influence of the furniture on his state of mind but his family takes away everything he loves.
Before his sister goes to business, hurriedly pushes into his room with her foot any food that is available and in the evening clears it out again with one sweep of the broom. He is treated like a white elephant.

There has been a time when he prides himself on being considerate, but his circumstances are little by little conditioning his character.

'Metamorphosis' tells us many things.

"The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence; and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool."
--- William Bolitho