The Metamorphosis "determined a new direction for my life from its first line, which today is one of the great devices in world literature: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” … it was not necessary to demonstrate facts: it was enough for the author to have written something for it to be true, with no proof other than the power of his talent and the authority of his voice."
