KAFKA, FRANZ, 1883 to 1924

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague.

Books: 10
Editions tracked: 17
First editions: 5
Nationality: Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia

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Earliest first editionAmerikaNew Directions, 1946 Most editions trackedAmerika2 editions

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Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka · first published 1915

Vanguard Press1946 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Methuen1967 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Trial

Franz Kafka · first published 1925

Knopf1937 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Secker & Warburg1945 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Castle

Franz Kafka · first published 1926

Knopf1930 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Secker & Warburg1930 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Amerika

Franz Kafka · first published 1946

1st New Directions1946 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Penguin Books1996 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Diaries of Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka · first published 1948

1st Secker & Warburg1948 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Schocken Books1948 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Brief an Den Vater

Franz Kafka · first published 1952

Schocken Books1966 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Letters to Milena

Franz Kafka · first published 1952

Secker & Warburg1953 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka · first published 1971

1st Schocken Books1971 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Macdonald1981 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Letters to Felice

Franz Kafka · first published 1973

1st Schocken Books1973 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Penguin Books1978 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

A Hunger Artist

Franz Kafka · first published 1996

1st Twisted Spoon Press1996 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was Franz Kafka born?

Franz Kafka was born in 1883 and died in 1924.

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We track 10 books by Franz Kafka across 17 editions, 5 of them first editions.

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