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The Trial

Franz Kafka

Published1825
Pages308
Open Library4.2 / 5
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Excerpt

Byzantine and claustrophobic novel of a man arrested by the secret police and charged with an unspecified crime. Unable to defend himself and disorientated by the legal process at work around him the man soon becomes apathetic and acquiescent, accepting his eventual sentence as inevitable.

Literary origin

Country whose literature this title belongs to, based on author tradition —not necessarily where the story is set.

  • Czech Republic

Topics from Open Library

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Alegorical fiction
  • Manuscripts
  • Facsimiles
  • Trials
  • Ficción
  • Procesos criminales
  • Fiction, psychological
  • Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • Psychological fiction

People

  • Josef K
  • Leni
  • Mrs. Grubach
  • Frau Grubach
  • Titorelli
  • Fräulein Bürstner
  • Fräulein Montag
  • Uncle Karl
  • Herr Huld
  • Vice-President

Times & places

  • Early 20th century
  • 1920's
  • 20th century
  • Siglo XX
  • 1900-1945
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Oct 1, 2026

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