The Trial (Roads Classics) - Softcover

Kafka, Franz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909399299 ISBN 13: 9781909399297

Publisher: Roads Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K. is arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. In The Trial, Kafka brings us a nightmarish vision of the irrationality and blindness of modern bureaucracy in twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as the narrative is driven by a terrifying inevitability, driving the protagist towards a meaningless and helpless demise. The Trial is an existential masterpiece that resonates strongly with modern audiences. ABOUT THE COVER The Trial is a study of humanity's relationship with authority. If Joseph K. is guilty of anything, perhaps it is his ultimate and inevitable submission to an unjust system.

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About the Author

Franz Kafka is a German-speaking novelist and short-story writer born in Prague in 1883. After training as a lawyer, he secured a job in an insurance company and focused on writing in his spare time. Only a small number of his writings were published during his lifetime and he asked for others to be destroyed upon his death. He is regarded by critics to be one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century and a crucial figure in the existentialist movement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Roads Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909399299
• ISBN 13: 9781909399297
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240