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Prometheus (short story)

Short story by Franz Kafka

Field	Value
name	Prometheus
author	Franz Kafka
language	German
genre	Short story
published_in	Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer
media_type	book (hardcover)
pub_date	1931
english_pub_date	{{plainlist

London, Martin Secker
New York, Schocken Books "Prometheus" (German: "Prometheus") is a short story by Franz Kafka written between 1917 and 1923, likely in 1918. The story presents four versions of the myth of Prometheus, concerning his fate after he was chained to a cliff for betraying the secrets of the gods to men. It was not published in Kafka's lifetime, first appearing in Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer (1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933. It appeared in The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections (New York City: Schocken Books, 1946).

References

Kafka, Franz. The Complete Stories. New York City: Schocken Books, 1995.

References

''The Great Wall of China: Stories and Reflections''. Franz Kafka - 1946 - Schocken Books

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