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The Trial - (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) by Franz Kafka (Paperback)

Name: The Trial - (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) by Franz Kafka (Paperback)
Brand: Dover Publications
SKU: 77738902
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"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested.
About the Author: A native of Prague, Franz Kafka (1883-1924) worked for an insurance company by day and wrote his tales of alienation and social anxiety in private.
176 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Alternative History
Series Name: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels

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About the Book

From its gripping first sentence onward, this novel exemplifies the term "Kafkaesque." Its darkly humorous narrative recounts a bank clerk's entrapment in a bureaucratic maze, based on an undisclosed charge.

Book Synopsis

"Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested." From its gripping first sentence onward, this novel exemplifies the term ""Kafkaesque." Its darkly humorous narrative recounts a bank clerk's entrapment -- based on an undisclosed charge -- in a maze of nonsensical rules and bureaucratic roadblocks.
Written in 1914 and published posthumously in 1925, Kafka's engrossing parable about the human condition plunges an isolated individual into an impersonal, illogical system. Josef K.'s ordeals raise provocative, ever-relevant issues related to the role of government and the nature of justice. This inexpensive edition of one of the 20th century's most important novels features an acclaimed translation by David Wyllie.

About the Author

A native of Prague, Franz Kafka (1883-1924) worked for an insurance company by day and wrote his tales of alienation and social anxiety in private. Like the majority of the author's work, The Trial was published after his untimely death from tuberculosis.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.27 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)

Weight: .31 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 176

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Alternative History

Series Title: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels

Publisher: Dover Publications

Format: Paperback

Author: Franz Kafka

Language: English

Street Date: July 1, 2009

TCIN: 77738902

UPC: 9780486470610

Item Number (DPCI): 247-61-6313

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.44 inches length x 5.22 inches width x 8.27 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.31 pounds

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