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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces

Franz Kafka

First published 1948
Publisher Schocken Books
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 320

Presents translations of Kafka's book publications during his lifetime and adds some other material with 'Conversation with the Supplicant' and in the Appendix. Mainly translated by Willa and Edwin Muir, some pieces in the Appendix were translated by other hands (see the items for details)

  • First edition of this selection, first printing.
  • Data from Wikipedia, contents not necessarily ordered as described (primary verifier, please check).
  • Page count from Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
|1 Conversation with the Supplicant Franz Kafka Short Story
|10 The Way Home Franz Kafka Short Story
|11 Passers-By Franz Kafka Short Story
|12 On the Tram Franz Kafka Short Story
|13 Reflections for Gentlemen-Jockeys Franz Kafka Short Story
|14 The Wish to Be a Red Indian Franz Kafka Short Story
|15 Unhappiness Franz Kafka Short Story
|16 Bachelor's Ill Luck Franz Kafka Short Story
|17 Unmasking a Confidence Trickster Franz Kafka Short Story
|18 The Sudden Walk Franz Kafka Short Story
|19 Resolutions Franz Kafka Short Story
|2 Children on a Country Road Franz Kafka Short Story
|20 The Judgment Franz Kafka Short Story
|21 The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka Novella
|22 The New Advocate Franz Kafka Short Story
|23 A Country Doctor Franz Kafka Short Story
|24 Up in the Gallery Franz Kafka Short Story
|25 An Old Manuscript Franz Kafka Short Story
|26 Before the Law Franz Kafka Short Story
|27 Jackals and Arabs Franz Kafka Short Story
|28 A Visit to a Mine Franz Kafka Short Story
|29 The Next Village Franz Kafka Short Story
|3 The Trees Franz Kafka Short Story
|30 An Imperial Message Franz Kafka Short Story
|31 The Cares of a Family Man Franz Kafka Short Story
|32 Eleven Sons Franz Kafka Short Story
|33 A Fratricide Franz Kafka Short Story
|34 A Dream Franz Kafka Short Story
|35 A Report to an Academy Franz Kafka Short Story
|36 The Bucket Rider Franz Kafka Short Story
|37 In the Penal Colony Franz Kafka Novelette
|38 First Sorrow Franz Kafka Short Story
|39 A Little Woman Franz Kafka Short Story
|4 Clothes Franz Kafka Short Story
|40 A Hunger Artist Franz Kafka Short Story
|41 Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk Franz Kafka Short Story
|42 The First Long Train Journey Max Brod & Franz Kafka Essay
|43 The First Long Train Journey Franz Kafka & Max Brod Short Fiction
|44 The Aeroplanes at Brescia Franz Kafka Essay
|45 A Novel About Youth Franz Kafka Essay
|46 On Kleist's "Anecdotes" Franz Kafka Essay
|47 Hyperion Franz Kafka Essay
|48 Epilogue (The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces) Max Brod Essay
|5 Excursion Into the Mountains Franz Kafka Short Story
|6 Rejection Franz Kafka Short Story
|7 The Street Window Franz Kafka Short Story
|8 The Tradesman Franz Kafka Short Story
|9 Absent-Minded Window Gazing Franz Kafka Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces Cover 1949 Schocken Books Hardcover Collection 320
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces Cover 1961 Schocken Books Trade Paperback Collection 317
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces Cover 1969 Schocken Books Trade Paperback Collection 317
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces Cover 1971 Schocken Books Trade Paperback Collection 317