A Country Doctor (short story)
| "A Country Doctor" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Franz Kafka | |
First edition | |
| Original title | Ein Landarzt |
| Language | German |
| Publication | |
| Publication type | Anthology |
| Publisher | Kurt Wolff |
| Publication date | 1919 |
"A Country Doctor" (German: "Ein Landarzt") is a short story written in 1917 by Franz Kafka. It was first published in the collection of short stories of the same title. In the story, a country doctor makes an emergency visit to a sick patient on a winter night. The doctor faces absurd, surreal predicaments that pull him along and finally doom him.