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Marquez was also inspired by Kafka's Metamorphosis, which was published in 1915. https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/may/09/gabriel-garcia-marquez
by magpi3 3y ago
Marquez was also inspired by Kafka's Metamorphosis, which was published in 1915.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/may/09/gabriel-garcia-marquez-presents-magic-realism-one-hundred-years-of-solitude https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/may/09/gabr...
- nico 3y agoNever really felt like reading Metamorphosis or Kafka again But at the time, it felt like such an incredible adventure Thank you for the article and references
- dhosek 3y agoThe new(ish) translations from Schocken Editions are a big improvement over what was available in the 20th century. Re-reading The Trial last month was a revelation.
- gustavorg 3y agoIn an interview, García Máquez, on reading the first sentence of The Metamorphosis, stopped reading and asked himself, is it possible to do this?