Before you read my old initial review here's a summary that has been distilled over time in my mind: Franz Kafka was a true genius. What is this sign of genius? When you can write a classic novel that wasn't even properly completed. I read The Trial to give myself a better perspective on Kafka's wri...
The back cover of this translation of The Trial reads, "Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianiasm..." it's not these things. The effort to find specific meaning is as pointless as the debate over prec...
First page of Kafka's manuscript of 'The Trial'Publisher's NoteTranslator's Preface--The TrialFragments:B.'s FriendPublic ProsecutorTo ElsaStruggle with the Vice PresidentThe BuildingJourney to His MotherThe Life of Franz KafkaBibliography
First page of Kafka's manuscript of 'The Trial'Publisher's NoteTranslator's Preface--The TrialFragments:B.'s FriendPublic ProsecutorTo ElsaStruggle with the Vice PresidentThe BuildingJourney to His MotherThe Life of Franz KafkaBibliography
"Trial" is a word which is a cornucopia of meaning: (a) examination of evidence and applicable law by a tribunal, i.e. a 'court trial,' (b) the act or process of testing, trying, or putting to proof, (c) an instance of such testing, (d) an effort or attempt, (e) a state of pain or anguish that tests...
Kafka's Trial is one of those books that are always present in cultural sphere and referenced ad nauseum. Despite never having read Kafka before I am quite sure I used the word 'Kafkaesque' on many occasions and maintained a semi-eloquent conversation about 'The Trial'. I could've probably done with...
Reading this book felt like being an observer to someone's bizarre dream, or rather nightmare. Josef K wakes up one day to find that he is under arrest for an unspecified crime. He is allowed to stay at home while he awaits his trial. What follows is a surreal story that follows Josef through the...
Kafka's Trial is one of those books that are always present in cultural sphere and referenced ad nauseum. Despite never having read Kafka before I am quite sure I used the word 'Kafkaesque' on many occasions and maintained a semi-eloquent conversation about 'The Trial'.I could've probably done witho...
This is pretty great. Though I think it might have been more effective if he went a different way (more on that from me in the future) it's still a great concept and he's so totally unique.
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