Franz Kafka wrote what he called his "bug story" in 1912, but it was not printed until 1915. (Although there is a shadow of a bug on the cover of this workbook, when it was first printed Kafka was insistent that no bug appeared on the cover!) Originally Written in German, Kafka was intentionally vague is the language he used. The Metamorphosis is the English translation of Franz Kafka's novella which was originally entitled "Die Verwandlung." In the story, the reader never really gets a full description of anything. The main character, Gregor, is turned into a giant bug- but what kind of bug?....