<i><b>The Great Wall of China</b></i>&nbsp;(<i>Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer</i>) is a short story written by&nbsp;Franz Kafka&nbsp;in 1917. It was not published until 1931, seven years after his death.&nbsp;Max Brod&nbsp;selected stories and published them in the collection&nbsp;<i>Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer</i>.