Do I miss out on much by reading Kafka in a language other than the original?

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I read in Russian, and from my own experience I only know that Dostoevsky loses quite a bit of meaning in the original, and I would like to ask the above-mentioned question.

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r/Kafka • u/turnpsalfu • 5h ago

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The author, not the programming thing. A subreddit to discuss and post links on one of the most influential German-speaking novelists of all time. This subreddit serves to discuss interpretations of his works, post articles on him, share resources or generally anything of interest to Kafka enthusiasts. Our Background picture is based on a 2000 Tempera on Paper painting by Jiří Dvorský used with his generous permission.

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A subreddit to discuss and post links on one of the most influential German-speaking novelists of all time. Kafka is second only to Shakespeare in the numbers of PhD theses published on him. This subreddit serves to discuss interpretations of his works, post articles on him, share resources or generally anything of interest to Kafka enthusiasts.

Our Background picture is based on a 2000 Tempera on Paper painting by Jiří Dvorský used with his generous permission. The original can be found here and you can also visit Jiří's full Deviantart page.

Some good links:

The Kafka Project - They aim to publish all manuscripts of Kafka in their original form