Trista in Duplicate

by John Better Armella (tr. Michelle Mirabella)

Firmament, 2022

“Trista in Duplicate” is reminiscent of Borges with a touch of Poe and a nod to Kafka when Better references his contemporary retelling of Metamorphosis, “Kafka Knocks at the Door,” published in 2020 by Your Impossible Voice in Mirabella’s translation.