The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories brings together all of Kafka’s stories, from the classic tales such as “The Metamorphosis,” “In the Penal Colony,” and “A Hunger Artist” to shorter pieces and fragments that Max Brod, Kafka’s literary executor, released after Kafka’s death. With the exception of his three novels, the whole of Kafka’s narrative work is included in this volume.

Before the law —
An imperial message —
Description of a struggle —
Wedding preparations in the country —
The judgement —
The metamorphosis —
In the penal colony —
The village schoolmaster (The Giant Mole) —
Blumfeld, an elderly bachelor —
The warden of the tomb —
A country doctor —
The hunter Gracchus —
The hunter Gracchus : a fragment —
The Great Wall of China —
The news of the building of the wall : a fragment —
A report to an academy —
A report to an academy : two fragments —
The refusal —
A hunger artist —
Investigations of a dog —
A little woman —
The burrow —
Josephine the singer, or the mouse folk —
Children on a country road —
The trees —
Clothes —
Excursion to the mountains —
Rejection —
The street window —
The tradesman —
Absent-minded window-gazing —
The way home —
Passers-by —
On the tram —
Reflections for the gentleman-jockeys —
The wish to be a red indian —
Unhappiness —
Bachelor’s ill luck —
Unmasking a confidence trickster —
The sudden walk —
Resolutions —
A dream —
Up in the gallery —
A fratricide —
The next village —
A visit to a mine —
Jackals and Arabs —
The bridge —
The bucket rider —
The new advocate —
An old manuscript —
The knock at the manor gate —
Eleven sons —
My neighbor —
A crossbreed (a sport) —
The cares of a family man —
A common confusion —
The truth about Sancho Panza —
The silence of the sirens —
Prometheus —
The city coat of arms —
Poseidon —
Fellowship —
At night —
The problem of our laws —
The conscription of troops —
The test —
The vulture —
The helmsman —
The top —
A little fable —
Home-coming —
First sorrow —
The departure —
Advocates —
The married couple —
Give it up! —
On parables.