num_pages: 316
description: Translated and with a preface by Mark HarmanLeft unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death, The Castle is the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, Mark Harman’s new translation reveals levels of comedy, energy, and visual power, previously unknown to English language readers.
language: English
title: The Castle
titlecomplete: The Castle
characters: Amalia, Frieda, Barnabas, Schwarzer, Erlanger, Gerstäcker, Seemann, Sortini, Dorfvorsteher, Momus, Olga, Lasemann, Barnabas' Mutter, Fräulein Gisa, Klamm, Frau Brunswick, Friedrich, Pepi, Barnabas' Vater, Herrenhof Wirtin, Herrenhof Wirt, Otto Brunswick, Galater, Gardena, Mizzi, Brügel, K., Sordini, Lehrer, Grafen Westwest, Artur und Jeremias, Hans Brunswick
genres: 20th Century, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Czech Literature, Philosophy, Fiction, Dystopia
ratings_count: 59715
places: Czechoslovakia
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Schlegel-Tieck Prize
category: J.A. Underwood
publisher: Schocken