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The trial

by Kafka Franz

Synopsis

Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death,The Trialis 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 Trialhas resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1968
ISBN-13 9780805210408
ISBN-10 0805210407
Class Copyright
Publisher Schocken Books
Subject FICTION
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 312
Language German
Shelf No. MM865
Lexile 1150L