| The Trial Contributor(s): Kafka, Franz (Author), Wyllie, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 048647061X ISBN-13: 9780486470610 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: "Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., because without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning." From its gripping first sentence onward, this novel exemplifies the term "Kafkaesque." Its darkly humorous narrative recounts a man's detainment, conviction, and execution on an undisclosed charge. By far the lowest priced edition available of this important work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Alternative History - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009006494 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.22" W x 8.27" (0.31 lbs) 176 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |