Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis contains one of the most famous beginnings of any short story ever written, stating that the central protagonist, Gregor Samsa, woke one morning to discover that he had been transformed into a large cockroach. Gregor's parents, u...

"The Hunger Artist" is a short story first written by Franz Kafka and then the story was turned into a graphic novel by Robert Crumb. "The Hunger Artist" is about a man who experiences his fast for many days, travels from town to town with his impresario. He is locked in a case ...