The Meowmorphosis

Remind me again: Is it Kafka or Katka? *

Quirk Classics have done it again. From the publishers who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Android Karenina comes a reworking of the Franz Kafka classic, Metamorphosis.

The Quirk version is cuddlier than Kafka’s, with the transformation of salesman Gregor Samsa into ‘an adorable kitten’ as opposed to Kafka’s monstrous beetle. 

The book isn’t out until May the 10^th but, like its predecessors, it is already creating a stir, mainly due to the challenge of reworking Kafka into humorous, light-hearted prose.

Quirk have really taken a shine to the latest trends of using both video campaigns and social networking sites to increase the profile of their classic ‘monster mash-up’ books.  To get you in the mood for its general release, you can watch the ‘book trailer’ for The Meowmorphosis below. 

* Image by Kevin Dooley under Creative Commons license