The Trial - Softcover

Kafka, Franz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452863393 ISBN 13: 9781452863399

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

One of Kafka's best known works, The Trial tells the story of a man arrested a prosecuted by authorities he cannot challenge for crimes he does not understand. The philosophical parable within the story reveals the unique roles to which we are each assigned, voluntarily or involuntarily, and the depths to which we must delve to achieve self-realization. As both a commentary on the over-bureaucratic systems of society and an exploration of the personal and spiritual needs of humanity, The Trial is as relevant today as it was a century ago.

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Review:

A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis--an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life--including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door--becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.

From the Inside Flap:

Introduction by George Steiner; Translation by Willa and Edwin Muir

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1452863393
• ISBN 13: 9781452863399
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170