num_pages: 140
description: Joseph K, an estranged and rootless citizen, is the victim of anonymous governing forces beyond his control. Deceived by authoritarian power, he is relentlessy hunted down for a crime that remains nameless. This novel, written in 1925, exhibits a classic model of the terror state.
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: 306410
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
category: Breon Mitchell
publisher: Echo Library