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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Franz Kafka , Mark Harman , Mark Harman (Elizabethtown College)Publisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674737983ISBN 10: 0674737989 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 21 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsMark 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 <i>The Sea</i> 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 <i>Borges and Me</i> 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 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 <i>The Sea</i> 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 <i>Borges and Me</i> Mark Harman's translations of Kafka are brilliant. After making all of us look at Amerika through new eyes, he now makes us see the most canonical, influential tales anew, through a 21st century sensibility. These are perfect translations for the undergraduate classroom. 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 <i>Franz Kafka</i> Author InformationMark 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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