Author:Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka (1883–1924)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. One of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, most of whose works were published posthumously. He was born in Prague of Ashkenazi Jewish descent; his unique body of writing continues to draw interest from critics and readers alike. The icon  identifies that the work includes a spoken word version.

Franz Kafka

Novels and novellas

• The Metamorphosis (1915)
• The Trial — Copyrighted in the United States until 2021 due to Renewal R94705 (German original 1925)
• The Castle — Copyrighted in the United States until 2022 due to Renewal R129425 (German original 1926)
• Amerika — Copyrighted in the United States until 2023 due to Renewal R141605 (German original 1927)

Short story collections

• A Hunger Artist (short story collection) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2020 (1924; renewed R90352)

Short stories

• A Country Doctor (1919)
• A Hunger Artist (1922)
• Give it up!
• The Helmsman
• In the Penal Colony
• Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1923. The author died in 1924, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.