num_pages: 216
description: 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 in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
language: English
title: The Trial
titlecomplete: The Trial
characters: Karl K., Josef K., Leni, Titorelli, Albert K., Erna K., Willem, Herr Huld, Fräulein Elsa, Frau Grubach, Franz, Fräulein Bürstner, Rudi Block
genres: Classics, Philosophy, Dystopia, Novels, German Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Czech Literature
ratings_count: 306418
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
category: Breon Mitchell
publisher: Waking Lion Press