Title: Eine kaiserliche Botschaft
Title Record # 1614577
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1919-09-24
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer
Webpages: projekt-gutenberg.org
Language: German
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Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1919-09-24
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Beim Bau der chinesischen Mauer
Webpages: projekt-gutenberg.org
Language: German
Note: Initially written in the midth of March 1917.
First published in the independent Jewish weekly magazine Selbstwehr on September 24, 1919.
Print length of 321 words counted by word processor.
Synopsis: Concerning a message to be delivered from an Emperor to a lowly man at the edge of his empire.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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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. |
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| Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen | 1920-05-00 | Franz Kafka | Kurt Wolff | 189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 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. |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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. |
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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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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 Essential Kafka | 2014-09-07 | Franz Kafka | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 978-1-84022-726-0 |
xxiv+ 614 |
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 | Nathan Clair | |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 |