Benedict Cumberbatch - The Metamorphosis - Frank Kafka - Audiobook

The Metamorphosis - Frank Kafka - Benedict Cumberbatch Audiobook Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. "monstrous vermin") and subsequently struggles to adjust to this new condition. The novella has been widely discussed among literary critics, with differing interpretations being offered. In popular culture and adaptations of the novella, the insect is commonly depicted as a cockroach. With a length of about 70 printed pages, it is the longest of the stories Kafka considered complete and published during his lifetime. The text was first published in 1915 in the October issue of the journal Die weißen Blätter under the editorship of René Schickele. The first edition in book form appeared in December 1915 in the series Der jüngste Tag, edited by Kurt Wolff. Benedict Cumberbatch is an English actor who was born on 19 July 1976. He has a Master of Arts in classical acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and started his career in Shakespearean theatre. He made his West End debut in 2005 in Hedda Gabler, directed by Richard Eyre. He has also performed in several Royal National Theatre productions, such as After the Dance (2010) and Frankenstein (2011), for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He played the title role in Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre in 2015.