The Trial
by Franz Kafka
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About This Book
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.
Chapters (11)
- THE TRIAL Franz Kafka
- Chapter One Arrest—Conversation with Mrs. Grubach—Then Miss Bürstner
- Chapter Two First Cross-examination
- Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom—The Student—The Offices
- Chapter Four Miss Bürstner's Friend
- Chapter Five The whip-man
- Chapter Six K.'s uncle—Leni
- Chapter Seven Lawyer—Manufacturer—Painter
- Chapter Eight Block, the businessman—Dismissing the lawyer
- Chapter Nine In the Cathedral
- Chapter Ten End
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