The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces

The Penal Colony

First edition
Author	Franz Kafka
Translator	Willa and Edwin Muir
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Short stories
Publisher	Schocken Books
Publication date	1948

The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces is a collection of short stories and recollections by Franz Kafka, with additional writings by Max Brod. First published in 1948 by Schocken Books, this volume includes all the works Kafka intended for publication, and published during his lifetime (the only exception in The Stoker which serves as a first chapter for the novel Amerika). It also includes critical pieces by Kafka, "The First Long Train Journey" by Kafka and Brod (which was initially intended to be the first chapter of a book), and an Epilogue by Brod. This collection was translated by Willa and Edwin Muir.

Kafka, Franz. The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces. New York: Schocken Books, 1948. ISBN