Karl Kraus: The last days of mankind

Title: Die Letzten Tage der Menschheit (The last days of mankind) Originally published: excerpts and in serial form in Die Fackel from 1919; epilogue published in December 1918 as a special issue Language: German The excerpts used are from Karl Kraus, The Last Days of Mankind, edited by Frederick Ungar (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1974), pp. 60–67, 153–155, 160. About the author Karl Kraus [1874, Jičín (Ger. Jitschin), Bohemia–1936, Vienna]: writer and journalist, playwright, po..