The Trial
Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. It is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is arrested on a charge that is never identified or explained. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the...
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Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. It is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is arrested on a charge that is never identified or explained. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare resonates with chilling truth. Newly designed and typeset for easy reading by Boomer Books.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394704845 (0394704843)
Publish date: May 12th 1969
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 341
Edition language: English
„ - Jak wyobrażasz sobie koniec? – spytał duchowny. - Przedtem myślałem, że wszystko musi się dobrze skończyć – rzekł K. – Teraz sam w to nieraz wątpię. Nie wiem jak to się skończy (…)” To bardzo dobrze, że „Proces” jest lekturą szkolną choć mam wrażenie, że chodzi tu o podkreślenie niewątpliwego ...
I blundered. I suspect I wouldn't have been in love with this anyway, but I can't blame my feelings exclusively on 'The Trial'. I blame technology.Instead of sticking with the physical copy I own - the 'definitive edition' translated by Willa and Edwin Muir that includes unfinished chapters and reda...
"Like a dog." Excuse me while I have a week or two trying to come up with something to say about this beyond long winded, nightmarish, horrifically brilliant.
The moon has nothing on OCD, which is a much harsher mistress. And I'm merely OCD-like in certain respects; I can't imagine the horrors of actually having the disorder. I've got a thing about completeness. Had I known that The Trial was not a novel but, significantly, an unfinished novel before I st...
On his thirtieth birthday, bank employee Josef K. is arrested for an unknown crime and prosecuted on certain Sundays by an unknown agency.Yeah, that's a pretty vague teaser but how else do you drag someone into The Trial?On the surface, The Trial is an absurd legal drama that nicely illustrates how ...
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