Title: Neue Lampen

Title: Neue Lampen Title Record # 1818935
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1937-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: German

Note: Found in the fifth excercise book ('Oktavhefte') by Kafka, most likely written August/September 1917.

Synopsis: First-person story of a miner who asks his superiors for new and better lamps to ensure safety in the mine. Contains no genre elements.

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Year	Title
1953	Das fünfte Oktavheft [Gestern war ich zum erstenmal in den Direktionskanzleien.]^?Das fuenfte Oktavheft [Gestern war ich zum erstenmal in den Direktionskanzleien.]
1993	"Oktavheft E" [Gestern war ich zum erstenmal in den Direktionskanzleien.]

Year	Language	Title
1973^ⓘTranslated by Malcolm Pasley.	English	New Lamps
2003^ⓘ Translated by José Rafael Hernández Arias. Date of the 1st printing of Cuentos completos (Textos originales). Source.	Spanish	Lámparas nuevas

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Tagebücher und Briefe	1937-00-00	Franz Kafka	Mercy (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #6)			349+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	non-fic
Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande und andere Prosa aus dem Nachlaß	1953-00-00	Franz Kafka	Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)			455+ [2]	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
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
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^?Franz Kafka: Schriften, Tagebuecher, Briefe )	3-10-038149-1		436	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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^?Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwoelf Baenden #6)	3-596-12446-8	DM 12.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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 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 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. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Jacob Sutton
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
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
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. ISO code: GBP	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

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