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Investigations of a dog
Allegories
The trial [English trans.]
'Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.' A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka's unfinished novel has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem. One of the iconic figures of modern world literature, Kafka writes about universal problems of guilt, responsibility, and freedom; he offers no solutions, but provokes his readers to arrive at meanings of their own. This new edition includes the fragmentary chapters that were omitted from the main text, in a translation that is both natural and exact, and an introduction that illuminates the novel and its author.
Thinice, Sydney Theatre Company & Malthouse Theatre present The Trial
Someone must have been telling tales about Josef K. for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.'A successful professional man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. The mysterious court which conducts his trial is outwardly co-operative, but capable of horrific violence. Faced with this ambiguous authority, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. He consults various advisers without escaping his fate. Was there some way out that he failed to see? Kafka's unfinished novel has been read as a study of.
"A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis--an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life--including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door--becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral"--Amazon.com.
Prozess. English
One of the great works of the twentieth century, Kafka's The Trial has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem. In it, a man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. Faced with this ambiguous but threatening situation, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. One of the iconic figures of modern world literature, Kafka writes about universal problems of guilt, responsibility, and freedom. He offers no solutions, but provokes his readers to arrive at meanings of their own. Mike Mitchell's translation captures Kafka's distinctive style. Based on the best available German text, it includes not only the main text but the chapters Kafka left incomplete. In his Introduction, Ritchie Robertson considers the many puzzles in the novel and the different interpretations to which the novel has been subjected. The book also includes a Biographical Preface, an up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. - Publisher.
Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge.
Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge. It seems Josef K. is on trial for his very existence in a novel which is infinitely perceptive about the nature of terror.
The trial [and other stories]
Letter to his father
Great Wall of China
Trial
The trial ; America ; The castle ; Metamorphosis ; In the penal settlement ; The Great Wall of China ; Investigations of a dog ; Letter to his father ; The diaries, 1910-23
Joseph K. is suddenly arrested and must spend the rest of his life fighting a charge against him about which he can get no information.
The trial ; America ; The castel ; Metamorphosis ; In the penal ; Settlement ; The great wall of China ; Investigations of a dog ; Letter to his father ; The diaries 1910-23
Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945
Translations
The trial : a new translation, based on the restored text
Kafka's famous novel about a man who finds himself arrested and facing trial for an unspecified crime.
Written in 1914, -- From the Trade Paperback edition.
Allegorical story in which a bank clerk is arrested without cause.
The Trial is a chilling and at the same time blackly amusing tale that maintains, to the very end, a constant, relentless atmosphere of disorientation and quirkiness.
"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.
One of the great works of the twentieth century, Kafka's The Trial has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem. In it, a man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. Faced with this ambiguous but threatening situation, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure. One of the iconic figures of modern world literature, Kafka writes about universal problems of guilt, responsibility, and freedom. He offers no solutions, but provokes his readers to arrive at meanings of their own. Mike Mitchell's translation captures Kafka's distinctive style. Based on the best available German text, it includes not only the main text but the chapters Kafka left incomplete. In his Introduction, Ritchie Robertson considers the many puzzles in the novel and the different interpretations to which the novel has been subjected. The book also includes a Biographical Preface, an up-to-date bibliography, and a chronology of Kafka's life. -- Publisher
The trial. [A novel]
The trial of Kafka
The Trial / Franz Kafka; Prev. ot nem. Willa Muir, Edwin Muir; Introd. George Steiner
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The trial : a new translation based on the restored text
Psychological fiction
In the penal settlement
The story of a nameless man accused of a crime without being informed of what it was.
This volume contains the great works of fiction as well as the complete diaries and thus gives the reader considrable insight into the mind of this strange and powerful man.
Study guides
"A timeless tale of ordinary terror. Josef K's thirty-fifth birthday begins with a knock on his door. Three sinister agents have arrived from an unidentified agency to arrest him for unidentified crimes. But this is no birthday prank - this is life or death. So begins K's dark descent into a waking nightmare of bizarre humiliations and compulsive procedures"--Back cover.
The trial with excerpts from Kafka's Diaries
The trial. [Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir.]
'Someone must have laid false information against Josef K., for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong.' From this sentence onwards Josef K. is on trial for his right to exist in a novel which, more than any other, is infinitely perceptive about the nature of terror and the futility of human life.
Castle
Kafka's final work was left unfinished at the time of his 1924 death, and the original 1925 and subsequent editions were edited according to the standards of the day. This edition endeavors to restore the text as closely as possible to the original manuscript. In addition to the text, this volume includes a bibliography and a chronology of the author's life.
The trial : with An epilogue by Max Brod
The trial : By Franz Kafka. (Translated from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir.)
"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. Joseph K. is never told what he is on trial for, and when he says he is innocent, he is immediately asked 'innocent of what?' Is he perhaps on trial for his innocence? Could he have freed himself from the proceedings by confessing his guilt as a human being? Has the trial been set up because he is incapable of admitting his guilt, and hence his humanity?"--Publisher's description.
The Trial with an epilogue
Parables
Large type books
The Trial (original German title: Der Prozess) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 but not published until 1925. One of Kafka's best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed to neither him nor the reader.
The trial : tr. by Willa and Edwin Muir. revised, with additional chapters and notes, by Prof. E.M. Butler
"Joseph K., a respected bank assessor, is arrested and spends his remaining years fighting charges about which he has no knowledge. The helplessness of an insignificant individual within a mysterious bureaucracy where answers are never accessible is described in this provacative and disturbing book." Shapiro. Fic for Youth. 3d edition.
On his thirtieth birthday, the chief financial officer of a bank, Josef K., is unexpectedly arrested by two unidentified agents from an unspecified agency for an unspecified crime. K. later receives a phone call summoning him to court, and the coming Sunday is arranged as the date. No time is set, but the address is given to him...
The trial
The Kafka novel portrays a terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis--an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life--including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door--becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.
Joseph K.- a bank clerk is suddenly arrested and must spend the rest of his life defending himself against an unspecified charge.
A timeless tale of ordinary terror. Josef K's thirty-fifth birthday begins with a knock on his door. Three sinister agents have arrived from an unidentified agency to arrest him for unidentified crimes. But this is no birthday prank - this is life or death. So begins K's dark descent into a waking nightmare of bizarre humiliations and compulsive procedures.
A new edition of Kafka's classic work--certain to become the new standard.
The trial a new translation, based on the restored text
Franz Kafka's The trial : a graphic novel
The Catholic University of America, Speech and Drama Department, Rev. Gilbert V. Harke, O.P., head, presents "The Trial," an adaptation of the Franz Kafka novel by Andre Gide and Jean-Louis Barrault, directed by Joseph Lewis, setting and lighting by James D. Waring, costumes designed by Joan E. Thiel.
The Trial / Franz Kafka; Прев. от нем. Willa Muir, Edwin Muir; Introd. George Steiner
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K. is arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. In The Trial, Kafka brings us a nightmarish vision of the irrationality and blindness of modern bureaucracy in twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as the narrative is driven by a terrifying inevitability, driving the protagist towards a meaningless and helpless demise. The Trial is an existential masterpiece that resonates strongly with modern audiences.
Diaries 1910-23
Criticism, interpretation, etc
The trial : a graphic adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel
Written in 1914, this 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.
Classic fiction
The Trial
Citizen arrested for reasons undisclosed to him fights bureaucracy.
"The Modern Library."
Electronic books
The castle [and] the trial
Classic
The Trial tells the terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy, this hauntingly believable story stands out as one of the great novels of our time.
Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionaryy after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge.
America
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