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Metamorphosis and Other Stories: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Kindle edition not the translation advertised

By John M. Robinson "jakeboyo" - August 25, 2010

I'm sure you will be shocked to learn the Kindle edition is NOT the Michael Hofmann translation. Amazon, do a better job.

Best translation ...

By Michael H. Wofsey - August 17, 2010

I compared three different translations of this book, and this one is my favorite. Hofmann has a sensitivity to Kafka that comes through in his translation.

I think part of the English-speaker's view of Kafka as a miserable, dejected writer in part comes from the dry translations of his work. But when you read his work translated and I'm sure Kafka would have meant (and which I believe Hofmann has done with this volume) then the undercurrent of amusement is apparent in Kafka's work.

As a little bonus, this Penguin edition has bits of a Kafka graphic novel on the flaps and back cover.

dark and wonderful

By D. J. Roberts - February 1, 2013

I read this after having read "The Trial", and both have in common the ability to make the reader feel somewhat dark and awkward and hopeless; at other times confident that all will be resolved in a comfortable and satisfying manner. Kafka is like a tour guide, taking you through the hills and valleys of hope and despair. Great stuff!

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