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Title: Ein Bericht für eine Akademie Title Record # 1268079
Author: Franz Kafka
Date: 1917-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Ein Bericht für eine Akademie
Language: German
Note: Initially written April 1917 in some variants. The final version was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude, November 1917, according to this pub, p. 303.
Synopsis: An ape who has learned to behave like a human presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation.
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Year Language Title
1948ⓘFirst published by Martin Buber in the German monthly <i>Der Jude</i>, 1917. Translated by Willa Muir and <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Edwin%20Muir&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Edwin Muir</a>.
 English A Report to an Academy
1955ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Vialatte
 French Rapport pour une académie
1969ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand (Alexandre Vialatte ?).
 French Rapport pour une académie
1981ⓘTranslated by J. A. Underwood
 English A Report for an Academy
2000ⓘTranslated by Stanley Appelbaum
 English A Report to an Academy
2003ⓘTranslated by José Rafael Hernández Arias.
 Spanish Informe para una Academia
2007ⓘTranslated by Michael Hofmann
 English A Report to an Academy
2013ⓘTranslated by Gio Clairval
 English A Report to an Academy
2015ⓘTranslated by Ian Johnston
 English A Report for an Academy

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1920-05-00 Franz Kafka Kurt Wolff  
M 40.00?M: East German mark
 189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1920-05-00 Franz Kafka Kurt Wolff  
M 12.00?M: East German mark
 189
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1920-05-00 Franz Kafka Kurt Wolff     189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1920-05-00 Franz Kafka Kurt Wolff     189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Vor dem Gesetz 1934-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Verlag (Bücherei des Schocken Verlages #19) 19 RM 1.25 80
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Erzählungen und kleine Prosa 1935-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Verlag (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)     280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Erzählungen und Kleine Prosa 1946-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Schriften #1)     287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1948-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1949-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books     320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 283
$1.25?$: US dollar
 xxii+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen
 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#19)		 19
DM 1.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 201
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Selected Stories of Franz Kafka 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 283
$1.45?$: US dollar
 xxii+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Erzählungen 1952-00-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke)  
DM 16.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1961-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)  
$1.95?$: US dollar
 317
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Les chefs-d'œuvre de la méchanceté?Les chefs-doeuvre de la mechancete
 1969-00-00 ed. Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jean Gourmelin  
The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1969-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)     317
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen
 1970-00-00 Franz Kafka
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#19)		 19
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 137
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1970-01-00 Franz Kafka
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#1078)		 1078
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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La métamorphose 1970-11-22 Franz Kafka Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #322)     177
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Penal Colony: Stories and Short Pieces 1971-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Paperbacks #4)  
$2.45?$: US dollar
 317
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Complete Stories 1971-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 0-8052-3419-5   486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1973-00-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078) 3-436-01062-6
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen
 1977-06-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #19) 3-436-00030-2
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 137
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Franz Kafka  
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1978-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)      
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Edvard Munch  
Stories 1904-1924 1981-00-00 Franz Kafka Macdonald & Co. 0-354-04639-X   271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Complete Stories 1983-00-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 0-8052-3863-8
$22.50?$: US dollar
 xxi+
486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen?Das Urteil und andere Erzaehlungen
 1983-05-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #19) 3-596-20019-3
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 137
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Franz Kafka Checkmark
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1984-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-004441-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
 190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Edvard Munch Checkmark
Wedding Preparations in the Country and Other Stories 1987-00-00 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-004441-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
 190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Edvard Munch Checkmark
Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka 1993-00-00 Franz Kafka Modern Library 0-679-60061-2   xxv+
346
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Collected Stories 1993-09-16 Franz Kafka Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library) 1-85715-145-3   503
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Sämtliche Erzählungen 1994-01-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1078) 3-596-21078-X
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 406
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Franz Kafka Checkmark
Drucke zu Lebzeiten 1994-10-00 Franz Kafka S. Fischer 3-10-038155-6
DM 68.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 457
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1994-10-00 Franz Kafka Wagenbach 3-8031-3577-X
DM 48.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 79+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Ein Landarzt und andere Drucke zu Lebzeiten 1994-11-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch (Franz Kafka: Gesammelte Werke in zwölf Bänden #1) 3-596-12441-7
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 370+
[3]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Complete Stories 1995-10-00 Franz Kafka Schocken Books (Schocken Kafka Library) 0-8052-1055-5
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xxi+
486
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen 1999-00-00 Franz Kafka Wagenbach 3-8031-1182-X
DM 24.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 viii+
85+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 2000-01-02 Franz Kafka Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 0-486-29030-1   96
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Ein Bericht für eine Akademie / Forschungen eines Hundes 2003-01-00 Franz Kafka Fischer Taschenbuch KiWi Paperback Rowohlt Taschenbuch 3-499-23424-6
€1.00?€: Euro
 120+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Complete Short Stories 2005-00-00 Franz Kafka Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-0-7493-9946-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 vii+
486
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Metamorphosis and Other Stories 2007-01-25 Franz Kafka Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118812-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xvi+
299
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jacob Sutton Checkmark
The Complete Stories 2012-10-24 Franz Kafka Schocken Books 978-0-307-82945-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Apes of Wrath 2013-02-00 ed. Richard Klaw Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-085-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 372
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Alex Solis  
The Apes of Wrath 2013-02-00 ed. Richard Klaw Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-085-8
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Alex Solis Checkmark
Cuentos completos (Textos originales) 2014-10-00 Franz Kafka Valdemar (El Club Diógenes #204) 978-84-7702-672-3 / CD-204   662
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Alfred Kubin Checkmark
Collected Stories 2015-01-28 Franz Kafka Everyman's Library 978-0-375-71269-2
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 2015-04-30 Franz Kafka Broadview Press 978-1-55481-224-0
C$13.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 170
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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Collected Stories date unknown Franz Kafka Alfred A. Knopf 978-0-679-42303-4    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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