What is the best translation of The Metamorphosis?

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For most readers, the Susan Bernofsky translation (2014) of The Metamorphosis is the best place to start: Susan Bernofsky's 2014 translation is the one I'd start with — fluid, contemporary, and careful with Kafka's precise, deadpan German (she renders the creature as 'some sort of monstrous insect,' keeping the ambiguity Kafka intended). This is where I'd start. For best for students, consider Stanley Corngold (1972). For sharpest, consider Michael Hofmann (2007). For free, consider David Wyllie (2002).

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