September Wafer-Thin Books discussion - Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist

This month we discussed a classic novella, Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, which is available in a number of English translations, including most recently, by Michael Hoffmann for New Directions. Joining the discussion is Matthew Spencer, who translated Kleist's Anecdotes for Sublunary Editions.
Other books mentioned:
James:
Astraea by Kate Kruimink
Background for Love by Helen Wolff, translated by Tristram Wolff
My Brother Jaz by Gideon Haigh
The Wife of Martin Guerre by Janet Lewis
Return to My Native Land by Aimé Césaire, translated by John Berger and Anna Bostock
Brad"
The Life of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price, translated by Lloyd Jone
La Douleur: Wartime Memoirs by Marguerite Duras, translated by Barbara Bray
The House of Childhood by Marie Luise Kaschnitz, translated by Anni Whissen
Miss Abby Fitch-Martin, by Kataryn Loughlin
Matthew:
Kappa, by Ryunosuke Akutagawa; Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda and Allison Markin Powell translators
Julia
Go to the Window, by Howard Norman