The metamorphosis,in the penal colony and other stories. Susan bernofsky s acclaimed new translation, along with her translators note. For a while i was regularly writing reportbacks on lectures, conferences, and the like, as well as howto guides, political reports from the field, and more personal essays. Susan bernofsky writes about the history, theory and practice of literary translation, particularly in the germanspeaking world, as well as modernist and contemporary literature. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of short fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. Jan 19, 2014 the metamorphosis by franz kafka, translated by susan bernofsky w. The metamorphosis by franz kafka susan bernofsky trans. Buy the metamorphosis by franz kafka, susan bernofsky from waterstones today. This, i decided, would be my companion text as i semireclined on a plane, lay in. The metamorphosis by franz kafka, translated by susan bernofsky w. The metamorphosis by franz kafka the greatest books. Susan bernofsky born 1966 is an american translator of germanlanguage literature.
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