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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces

In der Strafkolonie und andere Erzählungen

Penned By Franz Kafka
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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces

In der Strafkolonie und andere Erzählungen

Penned By Franz Kafka
4.85 24,138 Ratings
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Editor's Note:
Includes:"The Metamorphosis," A Hunger Artist," "The Judgment," "A Country Doctor" and more. English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir.

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Length 317 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Schocken Books, NY
Released October, 1918
Identifier (ISBN) 6514271
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