num_pages: 304
description: Written In 1914 But Not Published Until 1925, A Year After Kafka's Death, The Trial Is The Terrifying Tale Of Josef K., A Respectable Bank Officer Who Is Suddenly And Inexplicably Arrested And Must Defend Himself Against A Charge About Which He Can Get No Information. Whether Read As An Existential Tale, A Parable, Or A Prophecy Of The Excesses Of Modern Bureaucracy Wedded To The Madness Of Totalitarianism, The Trial Has Resonated With Chilling Truth For Generations Of Readers--back Cover. Introduction / George Steiner -- The Arrest -- Conversation With Frau Grubach, Then Fraulein Burstner -- First Interrogation -- In The Empty Courtroom -- The Student -- The Offices -- Fraulein Burstner's Friend -- The Whipper -- K.'s Uncle -- Leni -- Lawyer -- Manufacturer -- Painter -- Block, The Tradesman -- Dismissal Of The Lawyer -- In The Cathedral -- The Unfinished Chapters -- On The Way To Elsa -- Journey To His Mother -- Prosecuting Counsel -- The House -- Conflict With The Assistant Manager -- A Fragment -- The Passages Delected By The Author -- Postscripts / Max Brod -- To The First Edition (1925) -- To The Second Edition (1935) -- To The Third Edition (1946) -- Excerpts From Kafka's Diaries. Franz Kafka ; Translated And With A Preface By Breon Mitchell. A New Translation, Based On The Restored Text. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 273-276). In English; Translated From German.
language: en
title: The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text (The Schocken Kafka Library), Book Cover May Vary
publisher: Schocken