'Rarely, if ever, have I read a book about translation so insightful, so wide-ranging, so romantic, so hard-hitting. A book to underline endlessly, to dog-ear, to carry around until battered, and then to tell all your friends to buy because you're too reluctant to give up your own copy. Maïa Hruska and Sam Taylor have created a wonder' Polly Barton, author of Fifty Sounds 'An elegant reflection on how the act of translation itself brings about Kafkaesque diversions . offers poignant reflections on the Europe of yesteryear and its legacy today' Times Literary Supplement 'Freewheeling and often fascinating . a thoughtful, digressive and at times sensuous production. It thrives on Kafka's sheer variety' Literary Review 'Compelling, haunting . exposes the intimate and unstable nature of translation itself' New Statesman 'In lively, lyrically inviting prose, Hruska tells the stories of ten early translators of Kafka . Hruska's approach makes Kafka fresh and revelatory again' George Prochnik, author of The Impossible Exile 'A bigger picture of Kafka's writing and its fateful journey through a hundred years in a dozen countries during a troubled century.

It is a joyful and mind-opening read for everyone, not just Kafka experts' Burhan Sönmez, author of Lovers of Franz K. and President of PEN International 'Both brilliant and relevant, erudite and highly accessible . It's not a long book, yet its breadth and depth make it feel like so much more' Le Figaro 'Many books have been dedicated to this Czech writer . this is one of the most interesting . Subtle and erudite, this captivating book is a literary panorama' Lire Magazine 'Dazzling . one fine day, you open a book by an unknown writer, and a charge of pure talent blows you away. It's a rare occurrence, even when you read for work. Dix Versions de Kafka is that gift that you don't expect' La Tribune 'Maïa Hruska sets out along untrodden paths that it is astonishing no one has ever thought of taking before' Analyse Opinion Critique.