Title: Ein Landarzt

Title: Ein Landarzt Title Record # 1614570
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1918-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: German

Note: Initially written between the midth of December 1916 and the midth of January 1917 in Kafka's second exercise book ('Oktavheft B'). First published in "Die neue Dichtung: Ein Almanach" (Wolff).

Synopsis: "A country doctor. A patient in desperate need ten miles away in a blizzard. His horse has died. No one in the village will lend him one. A groom and two huge horses mysteriously appear out of the deserted pig sty. His servant girl is attacked by the groom and so on. The doctor relates what happens. A series of improbable incidents. First, the young patient asks the doctor to let him die. The doctor believes there is nothing wrong with him. Then the doctor discovers a large wound with worms in it." (RayS)

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Year	Language	Title
1948^ⓘTranslated by Willa Muir and Edwin Muir, first published in the collection The Penal Colony (Schocken Books, 1948).	English	A Country Doctor
1955^ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Vialatte.	French	Un médecin de campagne
1961^ⓘTranslated by Harry Steinhauer.	English	A Country Doctor
1976^ⓘTranslated by Emilio Castellani	Italian	Un medico di campagna
1981^ⓘTranslated by J. A. Underwood	English	A Country Doctor
1982^ⓘTranslated by Henry Furst	Italian	Un medico di campagna
1991^ⓘTranslated by João Gaspar Simões	Portuguese	O médico da aldeia
1993^ⓘTranslated by Mike Mitchell.	English	A Country Doctor
1997^ⓘTranslated by Bernard Lortholary.	French	Un médecin de campagne
2003^ⓘ Translated by José Rafael Hernández Arias. Date of the 1st printing of Cuentos completos (Textos originales). Source.	Spanish	Un médico rural
2007^ⓘTranslated by Michael Hofmann	English	A Country Doctor
2014^ⓘTranslated by Christopher Moncrieff	English	A Country Doctor
2015^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand	English	A Country Doctor
2024^ⓘTranslated by Mark Harman	English	A Country Doctor

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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 Anchor Book of Stories	1958-00-00	ed. Randall Jarrell	Anchor Books	A145	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxiv+ 330	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
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
German Stories / Deutsche Novellen: A Bantam Dual-Language Book	1961-01-00	ed. Harry Steinhauer	Bantam Books	S2188-8	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 360	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
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
Affinities: A Short Story Anthology	1970-09-00	ed. Harold Jaffe, John Tytell	Thomas Y. Crowell (The Crowell Critical Library #620)	0-690-05248-0		x+ 468	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
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
Magical Realist Fiction: An Anthology	1984-06-00	ed. Keith Hollaman, David Young	Longman	0-582-28452-X		viii+ 519	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	Casper David Friedrich
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
O Covil	1991-00-00	Franz Kafka	Publicações Europa-América^?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso Europa-América #482)	972-1-00525-8		130	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
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. ISO code: GBP	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
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
Great Short Stories: Fiction from the Masters of World Literature	1995-00-00	ed. Charles Neider	Carroll & Graf	0-7867-0268-0	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 553	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 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
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
La grande anthologie du fantastique: 3	1997-02-00	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Omnibus (France) (La grande anthologie du fantastique (Omnibus) #3)	2-258-03654-2	F155.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	1349	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	Arnold Böcklin^?Arnold Boecklin
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
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 Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy: 1890-2000	2003-04-00	ed. Mike Mitchell	Dedalus	1-903517-13-3	£11.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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. 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
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
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories	2014-06-15	Franz Kafka	Alma Classics (Alma Classics Evergreens)	978-1-84749-352-1		256	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
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
100 Great Short Stories	2015-02-23	ed. James Daley	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	978-0-486-80328-9	$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
100 Great Short Stories	2015-03-18	ed. James Daley	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	978-0-486-79021-3		768	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 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
German Stories / Deutsche Novellen: A Bantam Dual-Language Book	date unknown	ed. Harry Steinhauer	Bantam Books	N2598-8	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 360	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

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