The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections
- The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections
"The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections" is the first collection of short stories by Franz Kafka published in English (1946, Schocken Books). It was translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. The stories "The Village Schoolmaster" and "A Crossbreed" are presented under their alternative titles "The Giant Mole" and "A Sport" respectively.
Contents
* Introductory note by Edwin Muir
* Longer Stories
** Investigations of a Dog
** The Burrow
** The Great Wall of China
** The Giant Mole
* Short Stories and Fables
** The Hunter Gracchus
** The Married Couple
** My Neighbor
** A Common Confusion
** The Bridge
** The Bucket Rider
** A Sport
** The Knock at the Manor Gate
** The City Coat of Arms
** The Silence of the Sirens
** Prometheus
** The Truth about Sancho Panza
** The Problem of Our Laws
** On Parables
** A Little Fable
* Aphorisms
** "He"
** Reflections on Sin, Pain, Hope, and the True Way
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