Title: Not von Kleist, the translation!
Product review: Heinrich von Kleist was a personal discovery for me last year - I think his stories, novellas, and plays (at least "The Prince of Homburg" and "The Broken Jug" - I haven't read the others) are amazing. "The Earthquake in Chile" has got to be one of the most awful stories written.These translations are very difficult to read, however. I bought this and ended up having to go to the library for alternate editions - I don't have those books with me right now, and I haven't bought another edition, so I can't recommend which translators to get. This is just a warning. "The Broken Jug" in particular is almost incomprehensible. I suspect the problem is that the translator has translated German idioms too literally, at the expense of naturalness, and even readability.So, von Kleist, great, great, great! But beware, buyers of this particular translation.
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