"The Metamorphosis is even more famous than The Trial, and yet its opening line is every bit as problematic. The story is well enough known. Gregor Samsa wakes to find himself transformed into a giant . . . what, exactly? Here are six different translators taking a swing at the sentence.…"
#translation #fiction https://www.millersbookreview.com/p/bookish-diversions-kafkas-tricksy-translation-kafkaesque
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