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In the Penal Colony

Name: In the Penal Colony
Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9783963130144

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"In the Penal Colony" ("In der Strafkolonie") (also translated as "In the Penal Settlement") is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. The story is set in an unnamed penal colony. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau's The Torture Garden as an influence. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one wou...

First published 2016 39 pages

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 5
Editions known: 5

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DDC 833.912 LCC P Austrian Short storiesContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Criticism and interpretationFictionFiction, short stories (single author)German Short storiesGerman language editionLiterature

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