Selected Stories by Franz Kafka
Selected Stories by Franz Kafka offers new renderings of the authors finest work. Mark Harmans English translations convey the uniqueness of Kafkas Germanthe wit, irony, and cadence. Expert annotations illuminate Kafkas cultural allusions and wordplay, while a biographical introduction places the man and his work in historical context.
Richly illustrated and filled with fascinating references to contemporary sources, critical commentary and relevant passages from Kafka’s letters and diaries…Anyone interested in knowing more about these stories will find this volume a treasure trove-- Karen Leeder * Times Literary Supplement *
It's an extremely handsome, well-designed book, and you couldn't ask for a better introduction to Kafka. -- Michael Dirda * The Washington Post *
[This book] gives us crisp new translations of Franz Kafka’s best novellas and tales and also a substantial scholarly introduction to his life and work…Ironies…lurk in Kafka’s fiction: in dry, dispassionate sentences that deliver disconcerting changes of perspective and in slyly matter-of-fact descriptions of uncanny events. Harman’s translations recreate these subtle effects with admirable precision; and by uncovering the veins of humour and hope in Kafka’s dark art, he may well win new readers for this gentle master of the absurd. -- Joachim Redner * Australian Book Review *
Mark Harman is the finest living Kafka translator, and this new volume is a trove of riches. The introduction is enlightening, the notes are invaluable, and of course the prose is a constant delight. No one else brings Kafka to life so vividly and so elegantly. -- John Banville, Booker Prize–winning author of The Sea
This is more than simply a fresh version of Kafka’s most famous stories. With a brilliant introduction and useful notes, it’s a feast for all serious readers of modern literature. Mark Harman adds immensely to our understanding and appreciation of Kafka as he pries open and recreates the major tales in ways not seen since Edwin and Willa Muir’s first translations. A stunning book. -- Jay Parini, author of Borges and Me
Mark Harman’s translations of Kafka are brilliant. After making all of us look at Amerika: The Missing Person through new eyes, he now makes us see the most canonical, influential tales anew, through a twenty-first-century sensibility. Harman’s notes are meticulous and clear, reflecting his deep knowledge of the texts and their place in Kafka’s world. Selected Stories has the quality we recognize from his earlier work—clarity and readability for our age. -- Sander L. Gilman, author of Franz Kafka
It's an extremely handsome, well-designed book, and you couldn't ask for a better introduction to Kafka. -- Michael Dirda * The Washington Post *
[This book] gives us crisp new translations of Franz Kafka’s best novellas and tales and also a substantial scholarly introduction to his life and work…Ironies…lurk in Kafka’s fiction: in dry, dispassionate sentences that deliver disconcerting changes of perspective and in slyly matter-of-fact descriptions of uncanny events. Harman’s translations recreate these subtle effects with admirable precision; and by uncovering the veins of humour and hope in Kafka’s dark art, he may well win new readers for this gentle master of the absurd. -- Joachim Redner * Australian Book Review *
Mark Harman is the finest living Kafka translator, and this new volume is a trove of riches. The introduction is enlightening, the notes are invaluable, and of course the prose is a constant delight. No one else brings Kafka to life so vividly and so elegantly. -- John Banville, Booker Prize–winning author of The Sea
This is more than simply a fresh version of Kafka’s most famous stories. With a brilliant introduction and useful notes, it’s a feast for all serious readers of modern literature. Mark Harman adds immensely to our understanding and appreciation of Kafka as he pries open and recreates the major tales in ways not seen since Edwin and Willa Muir’s first translations. A stunning book. -- Jay Parini, author of Borges and Me
Mark Harman’s translations of Kafka are brilliant. After making all of us look at Amerika: The Missing Person through new eyes, he now makes us see the most canonical, influential tales anew, through a twenty-first-century sensibility. Harman’s notes are meticulous and clear, reflecting his deep knowledge of the texts and their place in Kafka’s world. Selected Stories has the quality we recognize from his earlier work—clarity and readability for our age. -- Sander L. Gilman, author of Franz Kafka
Mark Harman is Professor Emeritus of German and English at Elizabethtown College. His award-winning translations include Franz Kafka’s Amerika: The Missing Person and The Castle, as well as Herman Hesse’s Soul of the Age: Selected Letters and Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674737983 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674737989 |
| Title | Selected Stories |
| Author | Franz Kafka |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2024-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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