Title: Ein Bericht für eine Akademie

Title: Title Record # 1268079
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1917-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series:
Webpages: projekt-gutenberg.org
Language: German

Note: Initially written April 1917 in some variants. The final version was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude, November 1917, according to this pub, p. 303. Print length of 3194 words counted by word processor.

Synopsis: An ape who has learned to behave like a human presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation.

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Year	Language	Title
1948^ⓘFirst published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude, 1917. Translated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir.	English	A Report to an Academy
1955^ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Vialatte	French	Rapport pour une académie
1969^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand (Alexandre Vialatte ?).	French	Rapport pour une académie
1976^ⓘTranslated by Emilio Castellani	Italian	Relazione per un'accademia
1981^ⓘTranslated by J. A. Underwood	English	A Report for an Academy
1982^ⓘTranslated by Henry Furst	Italian	Relazione per un'accademia
2000^ⓘTranslated by Stanley Appelbaum	English	A Report to an Academy
2003^ⓘ Translated by José Rafael Hernández Arias. Date of the 1st printing of Cuentos completos (Textos originales). Source.	Spanish	Informe para una Academia
2007^ⓘTranslated by Michael Hofmann	English	A Report to an Academy
2013^ⓘTranslated by Gio Clairval	English	A Report to an Academy
2015^ⓘTranslated by Ian Johnston	English	A Report for an Academy
2015^ⓘTranslated by Viviane de Santana Paulo	Portuguese	Um Relatório para uma Academia
2024^ⓘTranslated by Mark Harman	English	A Report for an Academy

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen^?Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzaehlungen	1920-05-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff		M 12.00^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	189	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
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen	1920-05-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff		M 40.00^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	189	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen	1920-05-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff			189	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen	1920-05-00	Franz Kafka	Kurt Wolff			189	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Vor dem Gesetz	1934-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Verlag (Bücherei des Schocken Verlages #19)	19	RM 1.25	80	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
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
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
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1952-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #19)	19	DM 1.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	201	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
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
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
Les chefs-d'œuvre de la méchanceté^?Les chefs-doeuvre de la mechancete	1969-00-00	ed. Jacques Sternberg	Planète (Anthologie Planète)			464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jean Gourmelin
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
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1970-00-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #19)	19	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	137	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
La métamorphose	1970-11-22	Franz Kafka	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #322)			177	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
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
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
La metamorfosi: e altri racconti	1976-03-06	Franz Kafka	Einaudi (Biblioteca giovani #39)			153+ [7]	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
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1977-06-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch ( Fischer Taschenbücher^?Fischer Taschenbuecher #19)	3-436-00030-2	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	137	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
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
I racconti	1982-00-00	Franz Kafka	De Agostini (Capolavori della narrativa)	26134		xii+ 204	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
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
Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen^?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen	1983-05-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch ( Fischer Taschenbücher^?Fischer Taschenbuecher #19)	3-596-20019-3	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	137	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
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
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
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
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
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: Kleine Erzählungen	1994-10-00	Franz Kafka	Wagenbach	3-8031-3577-X	DM 48.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	79+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Franz Kafka
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
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
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen	1999-00-00	Franz Kafka	Wagenbach	3-8031-1182-X	DM 24.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	viii+ 85+ [3]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories	2000-01-02	Franz Kafka	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	0-486-29030-1		96	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
Ein Bericht für eine Akademie / Forschungen eines Hundes	2003-01-00	Franz Kafka	Fischer Taschenbuch KiWi Paperback Rowohlt Taschenbuch	3-499-23424-6	€1.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	120+ [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
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
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
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
The Apes of Wrath	2013-02-00	ed. Richard Klaw	Tachyon Publications	978-1-61696-085-8	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	372	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	Alex Solis
The Apes of Wrath	2013-02-00	ed. Richard Klaw	Tachyon Publications	978-1-61696-085-8	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Alex Solis
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. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories	2015-04-30	Franz Kafka	Broadview Press	978-1-55481-224-0	C$13.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	170	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
Nota do Tradutor, June 2015	2015-06-00	ed. Gleiton Lentz	Revista de Tradução Literária e Biblioteca Digital^?Revista de Traducao Literaria e Biblioteca Digital ( Revista Literária em Tradução^?Revista Literaria em Traducao #10)				ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Selected Stories	2024-05-21	Franz Kafka	Belknap Press / Harvard University Press	978-0-674-73798-3	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Franz Kafka
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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