The story "In der Strafkolonie" ("In the Penal Colony"), dealing with an elaborate torture and execution device, was written in October 1914, revised in 1918, and published in Leipzig during October 1919.
Priča "U kažnjeničkoj koloniji", koja govori o razrađenom uređaju za mučenje i smaknuće, napisana je u listopadu 1914., revidirana 1918. te izdana u Leipzigu tijekom listopada 1919. godine.