This short story from 1915 starts with the bold opening of a man waking up to find out he is now a giant cockroach! No explanation is given of how this happened, but Gregor Samsa has to come to terms with his new existence and the impact it will have upon his confused family.

Want to know how it ends? This is a short story and is also out of copyright. You can read the rest of the story here.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5200/5200-h/5200-h.htm