Bibliograph

The trial, Franz Kafka ; translated by Mike Mitchell ; with an introduction and notes by Ritchie Robertson

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Label

The trial, Franz Kafka ; translated by Mike Mitchell ; with an introduction and notes by Ritchie Robertson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxxii)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The trial

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

309835613

Responsibility statement

Franz Kafka ; translated by Mike Mitchell ; with an introduction and notes by Ritchie Robertson

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Biographical preface -- Introduction -- Note on the text -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Franz Kafka -- The trial -- Explanatory notes

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