The Trial. Translated by Edwin and Willa Muir.
KAFKA, Franz.
Published by London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937
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First edition in English, first impression, one of an estimated 1,000 copies sold. The Muirs were instrumental in introducing Kafka to the anglophone world, and it is their rendering of The Trial's opening line, "Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K.", that is widely quoted as one of the great first lines in literature. Edwin Muir's reassurance to Gollancz, who was concerned that there was no British audience for the 'kafkaesque', was later fully vindicated: "I feel K. will certainly have a future in this country and become the centre of a literary cult. I look upon [Kafka] as the greatest writer of modern times" (cited in Hodges, p. 101). The edition includes an epilogue by Kafka's literary executor, Max Brod. The Muir translations remain in print today. This novel was first published as Der Prozess (1925). Sheila Hodges, Gollancz: The Story of a Publishing House, 1928-1978, 1978. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in dark blue. Book block square, spine faded and bumped at foot, foxing to edges and outer leaves, else clean. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 170417
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Title: The Trial. Translated by Edwin and Willa ...
Publisher: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937
Edition: 1st Edition