In the Penal Colony

In the Penal Colony

Franz Kafka

Språken
FörlagSheba Blake Publishing
ISBN9783961893485

In the Penal Colony is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. 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.