An edition of Der Proceß (1825)

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An edition of Der Proceß (1825)

The trial

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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.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
191

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Fiction Alegorical fiction Manuscripts Facsimiles Trials Ficción Procesos criminales Fiction, psychological Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Psychological fiction Prisoners Legal status, laws Administration of Criminal justice Moral and ethical aspects Novela checoslovaca Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author) Totalitarianism Germanic literature English literature Fiction, general Literatura checoslovaca Novela alemana Literatura alemana Fiction, dystopian Fiction, classics German fiction German literature German Short stories Deutschunterricht Literature Formas y generos literarios Novelas Alemania Literatura Fiction, absurdist German language Readers Adaptations Prozess (Kafka, Franz) Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Prozess Trials--fiction Procesos Alegorías Pt2621.a26 p713 1998 833/.912 Large type books Textkritik Translations into English Guilt Austrian fiction Long Now Manual for Civilization Translations into Japanese Japanese literature Translations from German Fiction, fantasy, general Theater programs Specimens Habimah Jewish authors Powieść austriacka Tłumaczenia polskie Czech fiction (German) Translations into Czech Justice Indictments Bureaucracy

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Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Josef K Leni Mrs. Grubach Frau Grubach Titorelli Fräulein Bürstner Fräulein Montag Uncle Karl Herr Huld Vice-President

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Cover of: Der Process
Der Process
2013, Reclam
in German
Cover of: The trial
The trial
2009, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: Proces
Proces
2008, Świat Książki
in Polish
Cover of: Protsess
Protsess
2007-01-01, Azbuka
Cover of: Der Prozeß
Der Prozeß
2005-02-28, Suhrkamp Verlag KG
paperback
Cover of: Il processo
Il processo
1988, Mondadori
in Italian
Cover of: THE TRIAL (BOOKS THAT HAVE CHANGED MAN'S THINKING)
THE TRIAL (BOOKS THAT HAVE CHANGED MAN'S THINKING)
1968, HERON BOOKS, LONDON
in English
Cover of: Der Prozess
Der Prozess: roman
1965, S. Fischer
in German
Cover of: Le procés
Le procés
1957-01-01, Gallimard
in English
Cover of: The Trial
The Trial
1956-01-01, International Collectors Library
in English
Cover of: The Trial (Penguin Books. no. 907.)
The Trial (Penguin Books. no. 907.)
1953-01-01, Penguin Press
in English

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Includes bibliographical references.

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New York
Series
Oxford world's classics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
833/.912
Library of Congress
PT2621.A26 P713 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
191

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23164822M
ISBN 13
9780199238293
LCCN
2009005382
OCLC/WorldCat
309835613
LibraryThing
2152
Goodreads
6352314

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OL498463W

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Byzantine and claustrophobic novel of a man arrested by the secret police and charged with an unspecified crime. Unable to defend himself and disorientated by the legal process at work around him the man soon becomes apathetic and acquiescent, accepting his eventual sentence as inevitable.

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