The Trial by Franz Kafka
Kafka's famous psychological horror story of a man arrested and charged for no crime and his struggle against a faceless state
The Dante of the twentieth century -- WH. Auden
No other voice has borne truer witness to the dark of our times -- George Steiner
No other voice has borne truer witness to the dark of our times -- George Steiner
Born in Prague in 1883, the son of a self-made Jewish merchant, Franz Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked in insurance. He published little during his lifetime and lived his life in relative obscurity. He was forced to retire from work in 1917 after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, a debilitating illness which dogged his final years. When he died in 1924 he bequeathed the – mainly unfinished – manuscripts of his novels, stories, letters and diaries to his friend the writer Max Brod with the strict instruction that they should be destroyed. Brod ignored Kafka’s wishes and organized the publication of his work, including The Trial, which appeared in 1925. It is through Brod’s efforts that Kafka is now regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529021073 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529021073 |
| Title | The Trial |
| Author | Franz Kafka |
| Series | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2020-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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