The JayPod: A High Library Production

Translating Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” with Dr. Mark Harman

December 01, 2022 Joshua Cohen Season 1 Episode 5
The JayPod: A High Library Production
Translating Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” with Dr. Mark Harman
Show Notes

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.