Scott Shlomo Krane has been blogging for TOI since February 2012. His writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, Tablet, Ha'aretz, The Jerusalem Post, the Daily Caller, Mic, JazzTimes and ...

The Metamorphosis is a pretty funny story when you think about it. Viewed one way, a story about a man who wakes up to find he’s a bug is horrifying. Viewed another way, it’s hilarious [ PDF ].

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) first edition cover. Nevertheless, the humane side of Kafka’s novella remains somewhat limited because of the absurd nature of the events in the book.