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The Penal Colony
The Penal Colony
Author: Franz Kafka
"In The Penal Colony" the title story, describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the sentence of the condemned prisoner on his skin in a script before letting him die, all in the course of twelve hours. As the plot unfolds, the reader learns more and more about the machine, including its origin, and original...  more »
ISBN: 262881
Pages: 317
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Publisher: Schocken
Book Type: Paperback
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