"Insect Dreams: The Half Life of Gregor Samsa" is a sequel to a Franz Kafka story first published in which year?
The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung ) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915.
First Sorrow "First Sorrow" (German: "Erstes Leid") is a short story by Franz Kafka probably written between the fall of 1921 and the spring of 1922. It appeared in Kurt Wolff Verlag's art periodical "Genius", III no. 2 (dated 1921, actually published in 1922) and in the Christmas 1923 supplement to the "Prager Presse". The story was also included in the collection "A Hunger Artist" ("Ein Hungerkünstler") published by "Verlag Die Schmiede" soon after Kafka's death.