The Metamorphosis A New Transl

Kafka, Franz

ISBN 10: 0393347095 / ISBN 13: 9780393347098

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2014

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Synopsis:

"...[a] brilliant edition of Kafka's novella...prepare to be pleasantly surprised here as Susan Bernofsky's brilliant translation brings out Kafka's sharp wit." The Indpendent

Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. This hugely influential work inspired George Orwell, Albert Camus, Jorge Louis Borges, and Ray Bradbury, while continuing to unsettle millions of readers.In her new translation of Kafka's masterpiece, Susan Bernofsky strives to capture both the humor and the humanity in this macabre tale, underscoring the ways in which Gregor Samsa's grotesque metamorphosis is just the physical manifestation of his longstanding spiritual impoverishment.

Review: "Bernofsky's vibrant new translation preserves the comedy as well as the tragedy of Kafka's text; it convinces both on its own and when read with the original in mind." --Times Literary Supplement

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Metamorphosis A New Transl
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good