Franz Kafka — Prague writings, submissions, and posthumous publication (1908-1924)

1. First Kafka prose appears in *Hyperion*

   Jan 1, 1908Labels: Hyperion magazine, Munich

   • Hyperion
   • Kafka bio

2. Kafka begins diary notebooks alongside fiction work

   Jan 1, 1909Labels: Kafka diaries, Notebooks

   • Guardian
   • New Yorker

3. Breakthrough draft of “The Judgment” completed

   Sep 22, 1912Labels: The Judgment, Max Brod

   • Judgment
   • Kafka bio

4. First book *Contemplation* is printed

   Dec 1, 1912Labels: Contemplation book, Rowohlt

   • Contemplation
   • Kafka bio

5. “The Stoker” is issued as a standalone pamphlet

   Jan 1, 1913Labels: The Stoker, Amerika

   • Stoker
   • Kafka bio

6. “The Judgment” is published in *Arkadia*

   Jan 1, 1913Labels: Arkadia yearbook, Max Brod

   • Judgment
   • Britannica

7. Kafka writes “In the Penal Colony”

   Oct 1, 1914Labels: In the, Authority imagery

   • Britannica
   • Penal Colony

8. “The Metamorphosis” is published in *Die weißen Blätter*

   Oct 1, 1915Labels: The Metamorphosis, Die wei

   • Metamorphosis
   • Kafka bio

9. Kafka’s tuberculosis symptoms begin; diagnosis follows

   Aug 13, 1917Labels: Tuberculosis diagnosis, Kafka health

   • Oxford
   • Kafka bio

10. Story collection *A Country Doctor* is published

    Jan 1, 1919Labels: A Country, Kurt Wolff

    • Country Doctor
    • German Wiki

11. “In the Penal Colony” is published after revision

    Oct 1, 1919Labels: In the, Kurt Wolff

    • Penal Colony
    • Britannica

12. Kafka writes “Letter to His Father” (unsent)

    Nov 1, 1919Labels: Letter to, Hermann Kafka

    • Letter
    • Britannica

13. “A Hunger Artist” appears in *Die neue Rundschau*

    Jan 1, 1922Labels: A Hunger, Die neue

    • Hunger Artist
    • Kafka bio

14. Final collection *A Hunger Artist* is prepared and published

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: A Hunger, Verlag Die

    • Collection
    • Kafka bio

15. Kafka dies at Kierling; Brod preserves manuscripts

    Jun 3, 1924Labels: Death at, Max Brod

    • Kafka bio
    • Max Brod

16. Brod publishes *The Trial*, launching the posthumous canon

    Apr 26, 1925Labels: The Trial, Verlag Die

    • Trial
    • Max Brod