An edition of Das Schloß (1926)

The castle

a new translation by J.A. Underwood ; with an introd. by Idris Parry

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An edition of Das Schloß (1926)

The castle

a new translation by J.A. Underwood ; with an introd. by Idris Parry

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The Castle (original title: "Das Schloß") is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.

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Fiction, Bureaucracy, Castles, Criticism and interpretation, Classic Literature, German literature, Classics, Classic, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), New York Times reviewed, Germanic literature, Fiction, classics, Austrian Authors, Biography, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Jewish authors, Allegories, Alienation (Philosophy)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-328).

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PT2621.A26 S33 1997, PT2621.A26 S33 1997x

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Pagination
xix, 328 p.
Number of pages
328

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OL20652143M
ISBN 10
0140185046
OCLC/WorldCat
38977199
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9615
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670158

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OL498434W

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