Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death, The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, The Trial has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. (Definitive Edition). The terrifying tale of Joseph K., a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. One of the great novels in all of fiction, the Trial mesmerizes and haunts, as it foreshadows the excesses of (post-)modern bureaucracy, i.e., totalitarianism and the post 9/11 Patriot Act. 281p. Pap. Seller Inventory # 166916