The Trial - by Franz Kafka (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A beautiful gift edition of Kafka's classic psychological novel with an afterword by David Stuart Davies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Through tight dialogue and absurd settings Kafka creates a maze-like prose to mimic the bureaucracy of early 20th century Germany, trapping his protagonist in an unlawful conviction that alters the path of his life. <p/>Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated from German by Douglas Scott and Chris Waller, and features an afterword by David Stuart Davies. <p/>On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, a young bank official named Joseph K is arrested although he has done nothing wrong and is never told what he's been charged with. <i>The Trial </i>is the chronicle of his fight to prove his innocence, of his struggles and encounters with the invisible Law and the untouchable Court where he must make regular visits. It is an account, ultimately, of state-induced self-destruction presenting in a nightmarish scenario the persecution of the outsider and the incomprehensible machinations of the state. Using the power of simple, straightforward language Kafka draws the reader into this bleak and frightening world so that we too experience the fears, uncertainties and tragedy of Joseph K.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The Dante of the Twentieth Century--W. H. Auden <p/>This compelling, prophetic novel anticipates the insanity of modern bureaucracy and the coming of totalitarianism--The Daily Telegraph <p/>It is the fate and perhaps the greatness of that work that it offers everything and confirms nothing--Albert Camus <p/>It was Kafka who made me understand that one can write differently--Gabriel García Márquez<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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 organised the publication of his work, including <i>The Trial</i>, 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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