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An Old Manuscript

short story by Franz Kafka
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Summary

An Old Manuscript is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Franz Kafka[3]
  • Followed by: Before the Law[4]
  • Part of the series: A Country Doctor[5]
  • Place of publication: Berlin[6]
  • Language of work or name: German[7]
  • Publication date: 1917[8]
  • Published in: A Country Doctor[9], Q84755135[10]
  • Title: Ein altes Blatt[11], An old manuscript[12]
  • Copyright status: public domain[13]
  • Form of creative work: Erzählung[14]

Why It Matters

An Old Manuscript has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Franz Kafka literary work public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ur']
    Bookbrainz work id → ddd08fce-56cf-4c0e-a956-deb4702c40b6
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Franz Kafka
    Language of work or name → German
    Followed by → Before the Law
    Place of publication → Berlin
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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