Title

Episode 5: Translating Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”: A Conversation with Dr. Mark Harman

Publication Title

The JayPod: A High Library Production

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

12-1-2022

Abstract

In this episode, Dr. Mark Harman, Professor Emeritus of German and English at Elizabethtown College and award-winning translator of Kafka and other authors, discusses his recent work, translating Kafka’s novella, commonly titled, “The Metamorphosis” in English but which Mark entitles, “The Transformation.” His translation is part of a forthcoming collection of Kafka stories on which Mark is currently working. We discuss the story, the translation process, and Kafka’s enduring appeal.

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