{"product_id":"transforming-kafka-9781487547615","title":"Transforming Kafka","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, mysterious, and laden with symbolism, Franz Kafka’s novels and stories have been translated into more than forty languages ranging from Icelandic to Japanese. In \u003cem\u003eTransforming Kafka\u003c\/em\u003e, Patrick O’Neill approaches these texts through the method he pioneered in \u003cem\u003ePolyglot Joyce\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eImpossible Joyce\u003c\/em\u003e, considering the many translations of each work as a single, multilingual “macrotext.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining three novels – \u003cem\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e – and two short stories – “The Judgment” and “The Metamorphosis” – O’Neill offers comparative readings that consider both intertextual and intratextual themes. His innovative approach shows how comparing translations extends and expands the potential meanings of the text and reveals the subtle differences among the hundreds of translations of Kafka’s work. A sophisticated analysis of the ways in which\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618831040855,"sku":"9781487547615","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487547615.jpg?v=1756903636","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transforming-kafka-9781487547615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}