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Loading... In the Penal Colony [short story] (1919)by Franz Kafka
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Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inDas Urteil und andere Erzählungen by Franz Kafka (indirect) La metamorfosi e altri racconti by Franz Kafka (indirect) The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories: The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka by Franz Kafka Penguin 60s Classics Giftset by Penguin (indirect) Franz Kafka ; The Trial / America / In The Penal Settlement / Metamorphosis / The Castle / The Great Wall of China / Investigations of a Dog / Letter to his Father / The Diaries 1910-23 by Franz Kafka Has the adaptationThe Trial: Metamorphosis: In the Penal Colony: Playscript: Three Theatre Adaptations from Franz Kafka by Steven Berkoff InspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guide
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 would normally expect to be registered with horror. In the Penal Colony describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the sentence of the condemned prisoner on his skin in a script before letting him die, all in the course of twelve hours. As the plot unfolds, the reader learns more and more about the machine, including its origin, and original justification. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)833.912Literature German literature and literatures of related languages German fiction Modern period (1900-) 1900-1990 1900-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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I'm trying to read Kafka but it's not my thing, maybe I should stick with the fantasy and romances. ( )