The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth
century: 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, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling
truth for generations of readers. This new edition is based upon
the work of an international team of experts who have restored the
text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a
version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it.
In his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces
the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel that is
as full of energy and power as it was when it was first
written.
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