Author:Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka (1883–1924)

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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.
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Franz Kafka

Works

Novels and novellas

• The Metamorphosis (1915)
• The Trial (Kafka) (German original 1925)
• The Castle – Copyrighted in the United States until 2022 (German original 1926)
• Amerika – Copyrighted in the United States until 2023 (German original 1927)

Short story collections

• A Hunger Artist (short story collection) due to (Renewal: R90352 ) (1924)

Short stories

• "Absent-minded Window-gazing"
• "Advocates"
• "At Night"
• "Bachelor's Ill Luck"
• "Before the Law"
• "Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor"
• "The Bridge"
• "The Bucket Rider"
• "The Burrow"
• "The Cares of a Family Man"
• "Children on a Country Road"
• "The City Coat of Arms"
• "Clothes"
• "A Common Confusion"
• "The Conscription of Troops"
• "A Country Doctor" (1919)
• "A Crossbreed"
• "The Departure"
• "Description of a Struggle"
• "A Dream"
• "Eleven Sons"
• "Excursion into the Mountains"
• "Fellowship"
• "First Sorrow"
• "A Fratricide"
• "Give It Up!"
• "The Great Wall of China"
• "The Helmsman"
• "Home-Coming"
• "A Hunger Artist" (1922)
• "The Hunter Gracchus"
• "An Imperial Message"
• "In the Penal Colony"
• "Investigations of a Dog"
• "Jackals and Arabs"
• "Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk"
• "The Judgement"
• "The Knock at the Manor Gate"
• "A Little Fable"
• "A Little Woman"
• "The Married Couple"
• "My Neighbor"
• "The New Advocate"
• "The Next Village"
• "An Old Manuscript"
• "On Parables"
• "On the Tram"
• "Passers-by"
• "Poseidon"
• "The Problem of Our Laws"
• "Prometheus"
• "Reflections for Gentlemen-Jockeys"
• "The Refusal"
• "Rejection"
• "A Report to an Academy"
• "Resolutions"
• "The Silence of the Sirens"
• "The Street Window"
• "The Sudden Walk"
• "The Test"
• "The Top"
• "The Tradesman"
• "The Trees"
• "The Truth About Sancho Panza"
• "Unhappiness"
• "Unmasking a Confidence Trickster"
• "Up in the Gallery"
• "The Village Schoolmaster" (also known as "The Giant Mole")
• "A Visit to a Mine"
• "The Vulture"
• "The Warden of the Tomb"
• "The Way Home"
• "Wedding Preparations in the Country"
• "The Wish to be a Red Indian"