Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• ix • Foreword (The Complete Stories) • (1983) • essay by John Updike
• 3 • Before the Law • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Vor dem Gesetz 1915)
• 4 • An Imperial Message • [Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer] • (1947) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Eine kaiserliche Botschaft 1919)
• 9 • Description of a Struggle • [Beschreibung eines Kampfes] • (1958) • novelette by Franz Kafka (trans. of Beschreibung eines Kampfes 1936)
• 52 • Wedding Preparations in the Country • [Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande] • (1971) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande 1951)
• 77 • The Judgment • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Urteil 1913)
• 89 • The Metamorphosis • [Gregor Samsa • 1] • (1948) • novella by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Verwandlung 1915)
• 140 • In the Penal Colony • (1948) • novelette by Franz Kafka (trans. of In der Strafkolonie 1919)
• 168 • The Village Schoolmaster (The Giant Mole) • (1971) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Riesenmaulwurf 1931)
• 183 • Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle 1936)
• 206 • The Warden of the Tomb • [
  Der Gruftwächter^?Der Gruftwaechter
  ] • (1958) • short fiction by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Der Gruftwächter^?Der Gruftwaechter
  1936)
• 220 • A Country Doctor • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein Landarzt 1918)
• 226 • The Hunter Gracchus • [Der Jäger Gracchus] • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Jäger Gracchus 1931)
• 231 • The Hunter Gracchus: A Fragment • [Der Jäger Gracchus] • (1947) • short fiction by Franz Kafka (trans. of "Oktavheft D" ["Wie ist es Jäger Gracchus ...] 1937)
• 235 • The Great Wall of China • [Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer] • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer 1993)
• 248 • The News of the Building of the Wall: A Fragment • [Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer] • (1947) • short fiction by Franz Kafka (trans. of Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer 1993)
• 251 • A Report to an Academy • [Ein Bericht für eine Akademie] • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein Bericht für eine Akademie 1917)
• 259 • A Report to an Academy: Fragment [1] • [Ein Bericht für eine Akademie] • (1971) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of "Oktavheft D" [Wir alle kennen den Rotpeter, ...] 1937)
• 260 • A Report to an Academy: Fragment [2] • [Ein Bericht für eine Akademie] • (1971) • short fiction by Franz Kafka (trans. of "Oktavheft D" ["Wenn ich Ihnen, Rotpeter, hier so gegenübersitze, ...] 1954)
• 263 • The Refusal • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Abweisung 1936)
• 268 • A Hunger Artist • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Ein Hungerkünstler^?Ein Hungerkuenstler
  1922)
• 278 • Investigations of a Dog • (1933) • novelette by Franz Kafka (trans. of Forschungen eines Hundes 1931)
• 317 • A Little Woman • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Eine kleine Frau 1924)
• 325 • The Burrow • (1933) • novelette by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Bau 1931)
• 361 • Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse^?Josefine, die Saengerin oder Das Volk der Maeuse
  1924)
• 379 • Children on a Country Road • [Beschreibung eines Kampfes] • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Kinder auf der Landstraße 1913)
• 382 • The Trees • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Die Bäume^?Die Baeume
  1908)
• 382 • Clothes • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Kleider 1908)
• 383 • Excursion Into the Mountains • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Ausflug ins Gebirge 1913)
• 383 • Rejection • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Abweisung 1908)
• 384 • The Street Window • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Gassenfenster 1913)
• 385 • The Tradesman • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Kaufmann 1908)
• 387 • Absent-Minded Window-Gazing • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Zerstreutes Hinausschaun 1908)
• 387 • The Way Home • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Nachhauseweg 1908)
• 388 • Passers-By • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Die Vorüberlaufenden^?Die Vorueberlaufenden
  1908)
• 388 • On the Tram • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Fahrgast 1908)
• 389 • Reflections for Gentlemen-Jockeys • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Zum Nachdenken für Herrenreiter 1910)
• 390 • The Wish to Be a Red Indian • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Wunsch, Indianer zu werden 1913)
• 390 • Unhappiness • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Unglücklichsein 1913)
• 394 • Bachelor's Ill Luck • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Unglück des Junggesellen 1913)
• 395 • Unmasking a Confidence Trickster • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Entlarvung eines Bauernfängers 1913)
• 397 • The Sudden Walk • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der plötzliche Spaziergang 1913)
• 398 • Resolutions • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Entschlüsse 1913)
• 399 • A Dream • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein Traum 1916)
• 401 • Up in the Gallery • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Auf der Galerie 1920)
• 402 • A Fratricide • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein Brudermord 1917)
• 404 • The Next Village • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Das nächste Dorf^?Das naechste Dorf
  1920)
• 404 • A Visit to a Mine • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein Besuch im Bergwerk 1920)
• 407 • Jackals and Arabs • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Schakale und Araber 1917)
• 411 • The Bridge • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Die Brücke^?Die Bruecke
  1931)
• 412 • The Bucket Rider • [
  Der Kübelreiter^?Der Kuebelreiter
  ] • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of
  Der Kübelreiter^?Der Kuebelreiter
  1921)
• 414 • The New Advocate • [Der neue Advokat] • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der neue Advokat 1917)
• 415 • An Old Manuscript • [Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer] • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Ein altes Blatt 1917)
• 418 • The Knock at the Manor Gate • non-genre • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Schlag ans Hoftor 1931)
• 419 • Eleven Sons • non-genre • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Elf Söhne 1920)
• 424 • My Neighbor • non-genre • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Nachbar 1931)
• 427 • A Crossbreed (A Sport) • [Eine Kreuzung] • (1971) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Eine Kreuzung 1931)
• 427 • The Cares of a Family Man • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Sorge des Hausvaters 1919)
• 429 • A Common Confusion • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Eine alltägliche Verwirrung 1931)
• 430 • The Truth About Sancho Panza • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Wahrheit über Sancho Pansa 1931)
• 430 • The Silence of the Sirens • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Schweigen der Sirenen 1931)
• 432 • Prometheus • (1933) • essay by Franz Kafka (trans. of Prometheus 1931)
• 433 • The City Coat of Arms • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Stadtwappen 1931)
• 434 • Poseidon • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Poseidon 1936)
• 435 • Fellowship • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Gemeinschaft 1936)
• 436 • At Night • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Nachts 1936)
• 437 • The Problem of Our Laws • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Zur Frage der Gesetze 1931)
• 439 • The Conscription of Troops • [Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer] • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Truppenaushebung 1937)
• 441 • The Test • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Die Prüfung 1936)
• 442 • The Vulture • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Geier 1936)
• 443 • The Helmsman • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Steuermann 1936)
• 444 • The Top • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Kreisel 1936)
• 445 • A Little Fable • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Kleine Fabel 1931)
• 445 • Home-Coming • non-genre • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Heimkehr 1936)
• 446 • First Sorrow • (1948) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Erstes Leid 1922)
• 449 • The Departure • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Aufbruch 1936)
• 449 • Advocates • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Fürsprecher 1936)
• 451 • The Married Couple • non-genre • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Das Ehepaar 1931)
• 456 • Give It Up! • non-genre • (1958) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Gibs auf! 1936)
• 457 • On Parables • (1933) • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Von den Gleichnissen 1931)
• 459 • Postscript (The Collected Stories) • (1971) • essay by Nahum N. Glatzer