In the Penal Colony

short story by Franz Kafka
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In the Penal Colony

Summary

In the Penal Colony is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (661 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • In the Penal Colony authored Franz Kafka[3].
  • In the Penal Colony's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • In the Penal Colony's Commons category is recorded as In der Strafkolonie (Franz Kafka)[5].
  • In the Penal Colony's language of work or name is recorded as German[6].
  • In the Penal Colony's country of origin is recorded as Germany[7].
  • 1914 marks the founding of In the Penal Colony[8].
  • In the Penal Colony was released on January 1, 1919[9].
  • In the Penal Colony's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/kafka/strafkol/strafkol.html[10].
  • In the Penal Colony's described by source is recorded as Kindlers Literatur Lexikon[11].
  • In the Penal Colony's described by source is recorded as Lexikon der Weltliteratur[12].
  • In the Penal Colony's published in is recorded as The Weird[13].
  • In the Penal Colony's published in is recorded as The Penguin Book of Horror Stories[14].
  • In the Penal Colony's published in is recorded as Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow[15].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'In der Strafkolonie'}[16].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Colonia penitenciara'}[17].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sq', 'text': 'Në koloninë ndëshkimore'}[18].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Aru ryûkeichi no hanashi'}[19].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Ceza kolonisinde'}[20].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'En el penal'}[21].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'I Fangekolonien'}[22].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'I straffkolonien'}[23].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In the penal colony'}[24].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La colonie pénitentiaire'}[25].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Na colónia penal'}[26].
  • In the Penal Colony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Nella colonia penale'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d918bcd2-8fad-4c41-b662-d487275207a0[29]

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Authorship and Creation

In the Penal Colony authored Franz Kafka[3].

Publication

In the Penal Colony was published on January 1, 1919[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[6].

Why It Matters

In the Penal Colony ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (661 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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