“Had a fit of the scunners: heart withered up.”
—Willa Muir (1890–1970) was born #OTD, 13 March, 1890. Her translations of Kafka solidified his reputation in English, & then internationally.
Prof Michelle Woods looks at Willa Muir – a Shetland translator in Prague
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2020/12/willa-muir-a-shetland-translator-in-prague/
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