You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka

In the Penal Colony

Franz Kafka

62 pages paperback 1919

59 editions

fiction classics horror short stories dark reflective medium-paced
More Options

Read With Others

Book Information

Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The story is set in an unnamed penal colony. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau's The Torture Garden as an influence. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps ...

Show More

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...