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Kafka, Franz, 1883–1924.
[Prozess. English]
The Trial / Franz Kafka ; translated by Mike Mitchell;
with an introduction and notes by Ritchie Robertson.
p. cm. — (Oxford world’s classics)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-19-923829-3 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
I. Mitchell, Michael, 1941- II. Title.
PT2621.A26P713 2009
833′.912—dc22
2009005382
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