I've noticed that I can read Albert Camus's works with much more ease compared to Franz Kafka's. With Camus, the reading feels fluid and straightforward, while Kafka's writing often feels dense or harder to process. Is it just a stylistic difference, or does it have something to do with their philosophies, themes, or even translation nuances?
Ive read the trial, metamorphosis and letter to his father. When compared to the stranger (in which i'm currently reading) I feel as though it's easier. Initially, I thought it was due to Kafka being german-translated. But Camus is french-translated no? Albert Camus has a more simplistic, straight to the point, descriptive style in my opinion.
I'd love to hear others' thoughts on this!
by nasescob4r
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The writing of The Stranger is fairly unadorned/straightforward but The Plague and The Fall may be more challenging. Regardless, I think Kafka is conceptually more complex, at least for the ones I’ve read. I had to make more mental leaps to get on his books’ wavelength