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Franz Kafka: books and prizes

Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories born in Prague, then part of Austria-Hungary. He published several short works in his lifetime, including The Metamorphosis in 1915. His novels The Trial, The Castle and Amerika appeared after his death in 1924.^1,2,3

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1913Contemplation²Betrachtungwissen.de gives 1912. The first edition appeared in late 1912 with a title page dated 1913short stories
2. 1913The Stoker³Der Heizershort stories
3. 1915The Metamorphosis²Die VerwandlungNovellashort stories
4. 1919In the Penal Colony^2,3In der Strafkolonieshort stories
5. 1919A Country Doctor^2,3Ein Landarztwissen.de gives 1919 to 1920short stories
6. 1924A Hunger Artist²Ein Hungerkünstlershort stories
7. 1925The Trial^1,2,3Der ProcessPublished posthumouslynovel
8. 1926The Castle^1,2,3Das SchlossPublished posthumouslynovel
9. 1927Amerika^2,3Der VerschollenePublished posthumouslynovel
10. 1952Letters to Milena^2,3Briefe an MilenaPublished posthumouslynon-fiction

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Franz Kafka, Encyclopaedia Britannica (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. eNotes, Franz Kafka, Principal Works, eNotes literary criticism (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. wissen.de, Wissen Media Verlag, Kafka, Franz, wissen.de Lexikon (accessed 2026-10-28)