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Title: Das Schweigen der Sirenen Title Record # 1814800
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1931-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: German
Note: Not titled by Kafka, the title was chosen by Max Brod
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1931 "Oktavheft G" [Beweis dessen, daß auch unzulängliche ...]
Year Language Title
1933ⓘTranslation of 'Das Schweigen der Sirenen', first published 1931. First English translation published by Martin Secker in 1933. Translated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir
 English The Silence of the Sirens
1955ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand, perhaps Jorge Luis Borges.
 Spanish El silencio de las sirenas
1973ⓘTranslated by Malcolm Pasley
 English The Silence of the Sirens
2003ⓘTranslated by José Rafael Hernández Arias.
 Spanish El silencio de las sirenas
2019ⓘTranslated by unknown.
 Italian Il silenzio delle sirene

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer 1931-00-00 Franz Kafka Kiepenheuer      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Great Wall of China and Other Pieces 1933-00-00 Franz Kafka Martin Secker     xvi+
285+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen • Skizzen • Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß 1936-00-00 Franz Kafka Mercy (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #5)   RM 4.50 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen, Skizzen, Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß 1946-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #5)     336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Great Wall of China: Stories and Reflections 1946-10-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     xix+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Parables in German and English 1947-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     127
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Great Wall of China: Stories and Reflections 1948-03-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     xix+
307
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Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande und andere Prosa aus dem Nachlaß 1953-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)     455+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Cuentos breves y extraordinarios 1955-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Raigal (Panorama)     211
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Parables and Paradoxes / Parabeln und Paradoxe 1961-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books sb 12
$1.45?$: US dollar
 190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Cuentos breves y extraordinarios 1968-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Santiago Rueda (Colección mundial Rueda #2)     146
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Cuentos breves y extraordinarios 1970-01-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Santiago Rueda (Colección mundial Rueda #2)     146
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1970-01-00 Franz Kafka
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
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Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#1078)		 1078
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Extraordinary Tales 1971-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Herder and Herder M41159
$5.50?$: US dollar
 144
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Complete Stories 1971-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 0-8052-3419-5   486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Shorter Works, Volume 1 1973-00-00 Franz Kafka Secker & Warburg      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1973-00-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078) 3-436-01062-6
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Complete Stories 1983-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 0-8052-3863-8
$22.50?$: US dollar
 xxi+
486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Extraordinary Tales 1990-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Allison & Busby 0-7490-0065-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
 144
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Natalie Cohen  
The Great Wall of China and Other Short Works 1991-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books      
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jacob Sutton  
Nachgelassene Schriften und Fragmente II 1992-10-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer (Franz Kafka: Schriften, Tagebücher, Briefe) 3-10-038145-9   678
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Collected Stories 1993-09-16 Franz Kafka Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library) 1-85715-145-3   503
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1994-01-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078) 3-596-21078-X
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Franz Kafka Checkmark
Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer und andere Schriften aus dem Nachlaß in der Fassung der Handschrift 1994-11-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwölf Bänden #6) 3-596-12446-8
DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 270+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Irina Ionesco Checkmark
The Complete Stories 1995-10-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Kafka Library) 0-8052-1055-5
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xxi+
486
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Great Wall of China and Other Short Works 2002-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)      
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Great Wall of China and Other Short Works 2002-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)      
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jacob Sutton  
Cuentos breves y extraordinarios 2004-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges Losada 950-03-9328-X   152
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Complete Short Stories 2005-00-00 Franz Kafka Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-0-7493-9946-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 vii+
486
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Anna Crone Checkmark
The Great Wall of China and Other Short Works 2007-01-25 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-191358-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jacob Sutton  
The Complete Stories 2012-10-24 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 978-0-307-82945-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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Cuentos completos (Textos originales) 2014-10-00 Franz Kafka Valdemar (El Club Diógenes #204) 978-84-7702-672-3 / CD-204   662
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Alfred Kubin Checkmark
Collected Stories 2015-01-28 Franz Kafka Everyman's Library 978-0-375-71269-2
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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Piccola guida tascabile agli animali pericolosi in letteratura, ovvero, la zoologia come espediente per la letteratura 2019-01-09 ed. uncredited ABEditore (Piccole Guide Tascabili #1) 978-88-6551-300-2
€9.90?€: Euro
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Collected Stories date unknown Franz Kafka Alfred A. Knopf 978-0-679-42303-4    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Great Wall of China and Other Short Works date unknown Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118646-7
£12.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
218
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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