/lit/ - Literature

Which translation is best?

ITT: We share stories about the times when we were Kafka'd

>be me
>have to pee really bad
>walk into bathroom
>suddenly back in my living room
>get confused
>walk back into bathroom again
>back in my room
>cycle continues for several hours
>check the time
>clock has random Japanese gibberish
>begin to panic
>closet opens up
>Kafka jumps out
>You just got Kafka'd

>>3860597
oh u dislike me huh

wow that makes u so unique. like a snowflak. so edgy.

>as a man the character must take action. Happen to the world, so to speak.

You sure about that, boyo?

>>3042839
Tell that to my stilish hair you boring sack of ashes

:Serious Kafka translation discussion

I don't speak German. I've read the complete works of Kafka in English, tried a few different translations, liked the Muir's above all.

According to assholes like J.M. Coetzee, Harold Bloom, and other literary scholars, "Kafka has not yet been [zomg so accurately] translated into english".

So the questions are;

- To those that have read Kafka - preferred translation?
- To those that can speak both english and german and/or can cite information, are english speakers missing out on THE BRILLIANT KAFKAESQUE EXPERIENCE?
- Again to those who can speak english and german, which translation is a) "most accurate" and b) da best

serious thread plz

So I heard Kafka is writing a new book.

The public's been starved of his quality prose for quite some time.

Finished The Trial and the stories, almost done reading The Castle... am I alone in finding it hilarious?

What are /lit/'s thoughts on Kafka?

Hey, /lit/.

Was re-reading some old Kafka stories today (The Penal Colony, shit was so cash) and I came across one with which I was very unfamiliar: A Country Doctor. Shit's super fucked up, and I only skimmed through it, so I need to give it one or two more reads. Any other super-surreal Kafka or Kafka-esque stories you guys can suggest?