Give It Up! (short story)

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"Give It Up!"
Short story by Franz Kafka
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Genre(s)Fiction
Publication
Publication date1936
Published in English1958

"Give It Up!" (German: "Gibs auf!") is a short story by Franz Kafka written between 1917 and 1923. [1] The story was not published in Kafka's lifetime, but first appeared in Beschreibung eines Kampfes (1936, Description of a Struggle, translated 1958).

A comic-book adaptation of the story, illustrated by Peter Kuper, is included in Give It Up! . [2] [3]

References

  1. Kafka, Franz. The Complete Stories . New York City: Schocken Books, 1995.
  2. "Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies." G.A. Schwarz. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2002.
  3. Kuper, Peter (2019-03-05). "Franz Kafka, Give it Up—a suite of five prints: Image 1, Title Page". ALL: Master Collection List.