[Gutenberg 7849] • The Trial

[Gutenberg 7849] • The Trial
Authors
Kafka, Franz
Publisher
Vintage
Tags
social problems -- fiction , classics , philosophy
ISBN
9780099428640
Date
1925-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.18 MB
Lang
en
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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.