Montblanc Franz Kafka - Writers Edition 2004
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Writers Edition “Franz Kafka” — 2004
Key facts
- Series
- Writers Edition
- Released
- September 2004
- Writing instruments and edition sizes
- fountain pen: 18,500 pieces
- ballpoint pen: 16,500 pieces
- pencil: 4,500 pieces
- set: 4,500 pieces
- Base model
- 146 (diameter as on the 146: cap approx. 15 mm, barrel approx. 13 mm)2
- Distribution
- Dealers
- Launch price
- fountain pen: €650
- ballpoint pen: €350
- pencil Pen: only in set
- set: €1,350
Sources and notes
- An edition has the grip-section diameter of its base model. Dimensions from an overview in the forum (forum post of 13 September 2005), measured without callipers.
Montblanc Meisterstück
Writers Edition 2004
- Franz Kafka -
14,000 fountain pens, 12,000 ballpoints
plus 4,500 3-piece sets incl. pencil,
no pencil sold individually
Franz Kafka — life and work
Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was born in Prague, wrote in German and worked as a lawyer for an accident insurance institute. Only stories appeared in his lifetime; the three novels were published after his death by his friend Max Brod, although Kafka had asked for the manuscripts to be destroyed.
[ An English description follows at the bottom. ]
Franz Kafka was born in Prague on 3 July 1883 and died of tuberculosis in Kierling (near Vienna) on 3 June 1924, at the age of 41.
You can find more information about Franz Kafka under the following link:
- [ Franz Kafka ]
- (Link to the Gutenberg Project)
The Montblanc Writers Edition 2004 is dedicated to his most famous work, “The Metamorphosis”. The writing instruments change shape from angular to round, symbolising the metamorphosis. A cockroach can be seen on the nib. A particular highlight of this edition is that the writing instruments are transparent in places. The fittings and clips are made of 925 sterling silver and palladium-plated.
Also new:
the fountain pen is not a piston filler but has a kind of permanently installed “piston converter”.
Franz Kafka's most important works are:
(click a link to read the text)
1913
Betrachtung
1915
1916
1916
1919
In der Strafkolonie (In the Penal Colony)
1919
1919
the following works were published posthumously:
1924
1925
1926
1927
Amerika (Romanfragment)
1931
During the Building of the Great Wall of China
English description:
Franz Kafka
Montblanc Writers Edition 2004
14,000 fountain pens, 12,000 ballpoints, plus 4,500 three-piece sets including a mechanical pencil; the mechanical pencils are not sold separately
Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883 and died in Kierling (near Vienna) in 1924.
The Montblanc Writers Edition 2004 honours one of his most famous works,
“The Metamorphosis”. This is symbolised by the changing shape of the pens – from “round” to a square design. Some parts of the pen are translucent.
The nib of the fountain pen bears the imprint of a cockroach. The clip and rings are made of sterling silver and platinum-plated.
“The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka
for the free text, click the following link:
[ Kafka: Metamorphosis ]
(link to Project Gutenberg)
Major works
- The Judgment (1913)
- The Metamorphosis (1915)
- In the Penal Colony (1919)
- The Trial (1925)
- The Castle (1926)
- Amerika (1927), also known as The Man Who Disappeared
The edition
The Writers Edition of 2004 appeared in September and refers to “The Metamorphosis”: the writing instruments change from an angular to a round shape. The editions of 18,500 fountain pens and 16,500 ballpoint pens each include the 4,500 pieces of the sets; the pencil was available only in the set.
All writing instruments of this edition
Franz Kafka4
| Number | Version | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 28723 · 9966 | fountain pen — edition size 18,500; launch price €650 | September 2004 |
| 28724 · 9968 | ballpoint pen — edition size 16,500; launch price €350 | September 2004 |
| 28726 | pencil Pen — edition size 4,500; launch price only in set | September 2004 |
| 28725 · 9969 | set — edition size 4,500; launch price €1,350 | September 2004 |
Sources: pages of this website.
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