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Title: Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer Title Record # 1261341
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1931-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Series: Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer
Language: German
Note: The first part of the text as written by Kafka
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1937ⓘThe second part of the text as written by Kafka; it begins "In diese Welt drang nun die Nachricht vom Mauerbau". First published in Tagebücher und Briefe (1937)
 Fragment zum 'Bau der Chinesischen Mauer'
1937 Fragment zum »Bau der chinesischen Mauer«
1947 Die Nachricht vom Mauerbau: Ein Fragment
1993ⓘFor unknown reasons Max Brod published this text in two parts (in 1931 and 1937, respectively) Print length of 4299 words counted by word processor.
 Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer
Year Language Title
1933ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir
 English The Great Wall of China
1947ⓘTranslated by Clement Greenberg
 English The News of the Building of the Wall: A Fragment
1958 English Fragment of "The Great Wall of China"
1973ⓘTranslated by Malcolm Pasley
 English The Great Wall of China
2003ⓘ Translated by José Rafael Hernández Arias. Date of the 1st printing of Cuentos completos (Textos originales). Source.
 Spanish La construcción de la Muralla China
2005ⓘTranslated by Clement Greenberg.
 English The News of the Building of a Wall: A Fragment

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.
 coll Checkmark
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.
 coll  
Tagebücher und Briefe 1937-00-00 Franz Kafka Mercy (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #6)     349+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 non-fic  
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.
 coll  
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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 283
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxii+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Stories of Franz Kafka 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 283
$1.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxii+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen • Skizzen • Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß 1954-00-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)  
DM 15.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 355
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Description of a Struggle 1958-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Parables and Paradoxes / Parabeln und Paradoxe 1961-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books sb 12
$1.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 coll Checkmark
Metamorphosis and Other Stories 1961-11-23 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 1572
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 218
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  
Sämtliche Erzählungen 1970-01-00 Franz Kafka
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#1078)		 1078
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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  
Metamorphosis and Other Stories 1971-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-001572-8
£0.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 218
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 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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Metamorphosis and Other Stories 1971-06-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-001572-8
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 218
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 Max Ernst Checkmark
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.
 coll  
Sämtliche Erzählungen 1973-00-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (
Fischer Taschenbücher?Fischer Taschenbuecher
#1078)		 3-436-01062-6
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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  
Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen • Skizzen • Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß 1980-04-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (
Fischer Taschenbücher?Fischer Taschenbuecher
#2066)		 3-596-22066-1
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 280
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  
Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen • Skizzen • Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß 1980-08-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (
Fischer Taschenbücher?Fischer Taschenbuecher
#2066)		 3-596-22066-1
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 280
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 Checkmark
The Complete Stories 1983-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 0-8052-3863-8
$22.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxi+
486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Metamorphosis and Other Stories 1987-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-001572-8
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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.
 coll Max Ernst Checkmark
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  
Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka 1993-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 0-679-60061-2   xxv+
346
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
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.
 coll  
Nachgelassene Schriften und Fragmente I 1993-10-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer (
Franz Kafka: Schriften, Tagebücher, Briefe?Franz Kafka: Schriften, Tagebuecher, Briefe
)		 3-10-038149-1   436
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Sämtliche Erzählungen 1994-01-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (
Fischer Taschenbücher?Fischer Taschenbuecher
#1078)		 3-596-21078-X
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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?Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwoelf Baenden
#6)		 3-596-12446-8
DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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. ISO code: USD
 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.
 coll Checkmark
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa 1996-00-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer 3-10-338107-7
DM 29.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa 1996-08-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch 3-596-13270-3
DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 575
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 Franz Kafka  
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa 2001-00-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch 3-596-13270-3   575
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  
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa 2002-00-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch 3-596-50520-8
€8.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 575
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  
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  
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  
The Complete Short Stories 2005-00-00 Franz Kafka Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-0-7493-9946-7
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jacob Sutton  
Die Erzählungen und andere ausgewählte Prosa 2010-11-11 Franz Kafka Fischer E-Books (Fischer Klassik Plus) 978-3-10-401089-2
€3.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Franz Kafka  
The Complete Stories 2012-10-24 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 978-0-307-82945-0
$12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
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. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
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.
 coll  
Metamorphosis and Other Stories date unknown Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 218
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  
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. ISO code: GBP
 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.
 coll Jacob Sutton Checkmark
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