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Just ahead of the centenary of Franz Kafka\u2019s death, new translations of short stories by the Prague German-language writer come out this week. Entitled Selected Stories, the collection is the work of Mark Harman, an Irish-born, US-resident academic who has been described as \u201cthe finest living Kafka translator\u201d into English. From his home in Pennsylvania, Professor Harman discussed many aspects of the author\u2019s work, including his distinctive style, his sense of humour and where he stands in the literary pantheon.