"The Golden Ass" or "The Metamorphoses" is the only Latin novel by Apuleius to survive in its entirety. Adapted from an earlier Greek story, "The Golden Ass" tells of the adventures of Lucius, a young man who is obsessed with magic.

Apuleius, a Platonic philosopher, rhetorician, and master storyteller, brought to this work not merely his vast learning but his personal experiences and intellectual curiosity.

The story follows the misadventures of a young man who is transformed into a donkey and embarks on a journey filled with magical encounters and comedic mishaps.

The Golden Ass is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only work of fiction in Latin to have survived in its entirety.