Title: Der Jäger Gracchus

Title: Der Jäger Gracchus Title Record # 1261343
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1931-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Der Jäger Gracchus
Language: German

Note: A fix-up likely done by Max Brod of four of Kafka's fragments drawn from 'Oktavheft B'

Synopsis: The story presents a boat carrying the long-dead Hunter Gracchus as it arrives at a port. The mayor of Riva enters the boat and inside he meets Gracchus, who gives him an account of his death while hunting, and explains that he is destined to wander aimlessly and eternally over the seas.

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Year	Title
1993^ⓘShorter than the parent title, as this version doesn't publish the part marked by Kafka for deletion	"Oktavheft B" [Zwei Knaben saßen auf der Quaimauer ...]

Year	Language	Title
1933^ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir	English	The Hunter Gracchus
1959^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited or an unknown hand	Portuguese	O caçador Gracchus
1973^ⓘTranslated by Malcolm Pasley. Written in the first half of 1917, the story was published posthumously in Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer (Berlin, 1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933.	English	The Hunter Gracchus: Four Fragments
1987^ⓘTranslated by Carmen Pucheanu	Romanian	Vânătorul Grachus^?Vanatorul Grachus
1993^ⓘTranslated by Mike Mitchell.	English	Gracchus the Huntsman
2003^ⓘTranslated by José Rafael Hernández Arias.	Spanish	El cazador Gracchus

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer	1931-00-00	Franz Kafka	Kiepenheuer				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
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
Strange to Tell: Stories of the Marvelous and Mysterious	1946-00-00	ed. Marjorie Fischer, Rolfe Humphries	Julian Messner		$3.75^?$: US dollar	xxi+ 532	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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.	coll
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.	coll
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.	coll
Worlds Beyond, December 1950	1950-12-00	ed. Damon Knight	Hillman Periodicals, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Paul Callé^?Paul Calle
Selected Stories of Franz Kafka	1952-00-00	Franz Kafka	Modern Library	283	$1.45^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 328	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka	1952-00-00	Franz Kafka	Modern Library	283	$1.25^?$: US dollar	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	355	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Os Melhores Contos Fantásticos	1959-00-00	ed. Eurico da Costa	Arcádia (Colecção "Antologia" #6)			178	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Santiago Areal
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.	coll
The Modern Tradition: An Anthology of Short Stories	1968-00-00	ed. Daniel F. Howard	Little, Brown			xvi+ 539	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
Sämtliche Erzählungen	1970-01-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( 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.	coll
The Complete Stories	1971-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Books	0-8052-3419-5		486	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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 #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.	coll
Man Unwept: Visions from the Inner Eye	1974-00-00	ed. Stanley J. Cook, Stephen V. Whaley	McGraw-Hill	0-07-069481-8		xii+ [2]+ 350	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	Edvard Munch
Beschreibung eines Kampfes: Novellen • Skizzen • Aphorismen: Aus dem Nachlaß	1980-04-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #2066)	3-596-22066-1	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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 #2066)	3-596-22066-1	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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
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.	coll
Trenul de noapte: proză fantastică^?Trenul de noapte: proza fantastica	1987-00-00	ed. Angela Tudorii	Astra		Lei 24^?Lei: Romanian leu	365	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	Dieter Sabău^?Dieter Sabau
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
The Dedalus / Ariadne Book of Austrian Fantasy: The Meyrink Years 1890-1930	1993-01-00	ed. Mike Mitchell	Dedalus (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies)	0-946626-93-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	416	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	Gustav Klimt
The Dedalus / Ariadne Book of Austrian Fantasy: The Meyrink Years 1890-1930	1993-01-00	ed. Mike Mitchell	Ariadne Press (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought: Translation Series)	0-929497-63-5		416	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	Gustav Klimt
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)	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 #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
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
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.	coll
Around the World	1998-05-00	ed. James Gunn	Borealis / White Wolf Publishing	1-56504-158-5 / WW 11092	$14.99^?$: US dollar	656	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	Aaron Voss
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 Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy: 1890-2000	2003-04-00	ed. Mike Mitchell	Dedalus	1-903517-13-3	£11.99^?£: UK pound	401	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	Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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
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.	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
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.	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	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
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

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Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 145 - 294)