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Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse?Josefine, die Saengerin oder Das Volk der Maeuse
Title Record # 1268077
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1924-08-15
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: projekt-gutenberg.org
Language: German
Note: The last short story Kafka wrote. Print length of 6032 words counted by word processor.
Synopsis: The story of Josephine, a mouse who has the ability to sing, and her relationship with her audience. Borderline genre.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1946
Josefine, die Sängerin, oder Das Volk der Mäuse?Josefine, die Saengerin, oder Das Volk der Maeuse
Year Language Title
1940ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 Spanish Josefina la cantora o El pueblo de los ratones
1948ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Vialatte
 French Joséphine la cantatrice ou Le peuple des souris
1948ⓘThe last short story Kafka wrote, first published in the collection A Hunger Artist (Ein Hungerkünstler), 1924. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir.
 English Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk
1978ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir. The last short story Kafka wrote, first published in the collection Ein Hungerkünstler (A Hunger Artist), 1924.
 English Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse-folk
1980ⓘFrom the collection Tutti i racconti, Mondadori 1980; Translated by Ervino Pocar
 Italian Giuseppina la cantante: ossia Il popolo dei topi
1981ⓘTranslated by J. A. Underwood
 English Josephine the Singer, or The Mouse People
2003ⓘ Translated by José Rafael Hernández Arias. Date of the 1st printing of Cuentos completos (Textos originales). Source.
 Spanish Josefina, la cantora, o el pueblo de los ratones
2006 English Josephine, the Mouse Singer
2007ⓘTranslated by Michael Hofmann
 English Josefine, the Singer, or the Mouse People

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Ein Hungerkünstler?Ein Hungerkuenstler
 1924-08-15 Franz Kafka Die Schmiede   RM 2.50 86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Georg Salter  
Ein Hungerkünstler?Ein Hungerkuenstler
 1924-08-15 Franz Kafka Die Schmiede   RM 2.00 86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Georg Salter  
Erzählungen und kleine Prosa 1935-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Verlag (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)     280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Antología de la literatura fantástica 1940-12-24 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Editorial Sudamericana (Laberinto)     328
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  
Erzählungen und Kleine Prosa 1946-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)     287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
La colonie pénitentiaire et autres récits 1948-00-00 Franz Kafka Gallimard (Du monde entier)     186
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.
 omni  
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1948-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1949-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Erzählungen 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)  
DM 16.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 321
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. ISO code: USD
 xxii+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
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  
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1961-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)  
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 317
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  
La colonie pénitentiaire et autres récits?La colonie penitentiaire et autres recits
 1968-00-00 Franz Kafka Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #2442)     192
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.
 omni Maywald  
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1969-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)     317
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  
La colonie pénitentiaire et autres récits?La colonie penitentiaire et autres recits
 1969-12-10 Franz Kafka Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #2442)     189
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.
 omni Maywald Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1971-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)  
$2.45?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 317
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
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  
Antología de la literatura fantástica 1977-00-00 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Edhasa + Sudamericana (Pocket Edhasa #8) 84-350-0165-2   435
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.
 anth Checkmark
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1978-00-00 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 Edvard Munch  
Stories 1904-1924 1981-00-00 Franz Kafka Macdonald & Co. 0-354-04639-X
£7.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 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
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1984-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-004441-8
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Edvard Munch Checkmark
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1987-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-004441-8
£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Edvard Munch Checkmark
The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking 0-670-82393-7
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Book of Fantasy 1988-11-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Xanadu 0-947761-44-6
£14.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Book of Fantasy 1989-06-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Viking / QPBC  
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 384
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  
The Book of Fantasy 1990-08-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Black Swan 0-552-99401-4
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 523
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 Stephen Player  
The Book of Fantasy 1990-09-00 ed. Jorge Luis Borges, A. Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo Carroll & Graf 0-88184-656-2
$10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 384
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  
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  
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
Drucke zu Lebzeiten 1994-10-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer 3-10-038155-6
DM 68.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 457
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Ein Landarzt und andere Drucke zu Lebzeiten 1994-11-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (
Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwölf Bänden?Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwoelf Baenden
#1)		 3-596-12441-7
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 370+
[3]
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 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
A Grown-up's Halloween: Fantasies and Fables for the Philosophically Fiendish 2006-10-01 ed. Yuri Rasovsky Blackstone Audiobooks 0-7861-6037-3
$45.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
Metamorphosis and Other Stories 2007-01-25 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118812-6
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xvi+
299
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
Antologia della letteratura fantastica: nuova edizione 2007-11-27 ed. Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo Einaudi (ET #34) 978-88-06-18635-7 / 18635
€17.80?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 xxx+
530
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 Luigi Serafini Checkmark
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  
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