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    The Trial

    By Franz Kafka

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    The classic, darkly comic novel with “striking parallels to Orwell’s 1984” by the author of The Metamorphosis (The Guardian).
     
    Written during the first months of World War I, but still unpublished at the time of author Franz Kafka’s death, The Trial follows the tribulations of a bank clerk named Josef K. When Josef is arrested by two unidentified agents for an unidentified crime, he maintains his innocence while being dragged under the slow wheels of bureaucracy . . .
     
    “Kafka’s writing accurately captures the feel of a worker trapped in bureaucratic servitude. In the mind of a bureaucrat, appearances are more important than explanations. Accusations that threaten to ruin lives are looked at frivolously by everyone except the accused. The horror of K’s story in The Trial is he can never quite come to understand what he has done wrong and why it is everyone assumes he will eventually be found guilty.” —Medium
     
    “The Trial is deeply thought-provoking in its uncomfortable presentation of a world where people are observed by secret police and suddenly arrested, reflecting the social turmoil in Europe around the time Kafka wrote it in 1914. . . . As such, fans of fiction which presents a disturbingly realistic alternative world ruled by oppression would enjoy The Trial.” —The Guardian
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateApr 7, 2020
    ISBN9781504061421
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    Franz Kafka

    Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a primarily German-speaking Bohemian author, known for his impressive fusion of realism and fantasy in his work. Despite his commendable writing abilities, Kafka worked as a lawyer for most of his life and wrote in his free time. Though most of Kafka’s literary acclaim was gained postmortem, he earned a respected legacy and now is regarded as a major literary figure of the 20th century.

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    • 2/5
      The Trial by Franz Kafka (1925)

      I'm having a difficult time with this book. Aside from it being written back in 1925 in German, the author never finished it at that time. Essentially, it is about a man who wakes up to find he is arrested for a crime that is never specified. It almost feels like a dog chasing its tail...I wonder how this trial will proceed with the rantings from this narcissistic protagonist. It is rather amusing how he defends himself against a crime to which he has no knowledge of committing!

      Having done some research it seems that this book was finished by someone else hence the lack of continuity or direction in this book.
    • 4/5
      This was the first Kafka I have ever read. Like most of his works, he never completed this, and it was published only after his early death from tuberculosis in 1924. Although the term "Kafkaesque" is often used simply to describe an impenetrable bureaucracy or maze, this novel has a nightmarish quality about it, with the inexplicable events happening to Josef K after his arrest for a crime that is unknown to both Josef and the reader. He confronts a colourful and strange array of bizarre characters while trying to navigate his way through this moral and judicial maze. The ending of the novel as published is abrupt and violent. There have been many interpretations of this over the years, but overall it is perhaps best to see simply as a piece of (mostly) atmospheric absurdist literature, with humorous undertones, and not try to over-analyse it. The very structure of the text makes it quite hard to read, being divided mostly into very long paragraphs, with dialogue embedded within them, not on separate lines, a characteristic that often puts me off reading a novel, though in this case, it seems appropriate.
    • 4/5
      Indrukwekkende klassieker, blijft nog altijd zeer bevreemdend. Belangrijk thema is zeker de onmacht van het individu tegenover de anonieme maatschappelijke macht, maar nog belangrijker is dat van de menselijke relaties: wie ben ik en hoe wordt ik bekeken in de ogen van de anderen?
    • 2/5
      While I can't say I enjoyed it, I certainly got more out of it this time than I did 30 years ago in high school.
    • 2/5
      Look, it's a classic. It's not the most scintillating read, and I think I would have enjoyed it more had I read it when I was a 20 year old English major. But it's fine, and it paved the way for a whole host of really great slightly surreal, absurd stories that deliver a bleak message in a readable package.
    • 2/5
      “The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.”The novel opens with Josef K.'s sudden arrest in his room at his lodging house on the morning of his birthday. Two guards inform him that he is under arrest, but they don't tell him on what charges, nor do they know what the charges are. K. is then taken next door where he is subjected to an equally puzzling and brief interrogation by the inspector. The inspector informs K. that he is under arrest, but is free to go to work at his bank and otherwise live life as usual. The book carries on to cover the following year as K. struggles against an unseen and seemingly all powerful legal system.The book was not published until after Kafka's death in 1924,despite being written over a decade earlier. Therefore published before the outbreak of Nazism in Germany and the rise to power of Josef Stalin in Russia. Many readers thus see this novel as a critique on totalitarianism and personally I find it hard to disagree with them. The image of all encompassing power seems to be the central theme as does the relationship between justice and the law. K. never discovers what he has been charged with and no one seems either able or willing to discuss his case directly with him. Much of the legal machinations seem to be based on crony-ism. Isolation of the individual is also a major theme. K. feels alienation against an indifferent society. This impression is not helped when a priest that K. meets appears in league with the legal system.Yet strangely despite this isolation sex also seems to be a fairly important component of this novel. Once K. is arrested he appears suddenly attractive to members of the opposite sex.Personally, although I found this a thought provoking read I found it hard going and did not particularly enjoy the author's writing style. Paragraphs that go on for several pages were just too much like hard work but there was just enough interest to keep me going.
    • 3/5
      Densely dark, and difficult to read because of extraordinarily long paragraphs, but it gets you in, and makes you read to the end. Morbidly funereal plot, and should not be read by anyone who thinks "they are out to get me".
    • 3/5
      The Trial by Franz Kafka is one of the masterpieces of existential literature. Or so it is said. Since I'm not up to date on my existential philosophy, the book was largely wasted on me. It's always a challenge to read books that come at life from a different world view than one's own, but to give them a fair chance requires wrestling with their philosophical underpinnings. I'm not at a point in my reading life or my intellectual life where I'm interested in exploring the existential experiences described by Franz Kafka in The Trial.Kafka certainly knows how to create atmosphere and bring a story to life, but the problems for me were the absurdist plot and the unappealing main character, Josef K. While I admire Kafka's craft as a writer, and acknowledge The Trial as an important work of literature, it's simply not to my taste at this stage of my life.
    • 4/5
      A very memorable reading experience.
    • 2/5
      There are some interesting themes and a few isolated gems of dark humour but this was so boring to read. So boring your brain may not allow you to do anything other than skim the text and look anxiously at page numbers. Perhaps this was the whole point. Half way through there is an interminable paragraph about advocates. Camus' The Outsider is a way better read if you want something existential. Much funnier too.
    • 4/5
      Kind of a frustrating read, as I suppose it was intended to be.
    • 5/5
      A nightmarish tale about the labyrinth of bureaucracy and the alienation of the self against power. A scary book and a must-read for everyone. Extremely original. Flawless construction. A masterpiece in every sense. Essential to understand the very meaning of the word "kafkian".
    • 4/5
      I'm not sure what to say about The Trial that hasn't already been said. It's elusive, infuriating, and beautifully dark. Parts of it reminded me of my wife. I'm not sure what that means.
    • 5/5
      The Trial reveals how we are the ultimate creators of our realities. Both consciously and unconsciously, our deemed realities are based off of delusions and phantasy. "Reality" is that which we choose to perceive. There's a tendency to blame tangible, external occurrences for our condition when, in truth, the crimes and punishments reside within ourselves. We are the prosecutors, the judges, the jury, the criminals, the victims, etc.

      This is a vivid portrayal of the agonizing sufferings one experiences when all they strive for is to get away from the terror that surrounds them, only to realize that this terror 'is' them. Protagonist and antagonist become one in a battle of self-conflictions.
    • 4/5
      It was scary and funny and so very, very dark, and lots of it seems just about right.
    • 4/5
      Reading this book felt like being an observer to someone's bizarre dream, or rather nightmare. Josef K wakes up one day to find that he is under arrest for an unspecified crime. He is allowed to stay at home while he awaits his trial. What follows is a surreal story that follows Josef through the court system. Neither the reader nor Josef ever discovers the crime he is accused of.

      I'm not sure if I enjoyed this book - I'm not even sure that I could coherently explain the plot. But I occasionally come across the adjective 'Kafkaesque' to describe something unbelievable or nightmarish. Now I have a better understanding of what that means! Excellent audiobook narration by George Guidall.
    • 5/5
      Why was Joseph K taken, enough to keep you gripped. Luckily there is no such thing as rendition in these enlightened days!
    • 5/5
      I read this for the first time at school in German for A level several decades ago now. The bleakness and fatalism had a profound effect on me as a rather Pollyanna-ish teenager, especially as I was also reading Camus for the first time.
      If I say I can still quote verbatim chunks from the book that should suggest the impact of it(and provide a tribute to my German teacher!).
      I think the effort of reading it in German meant I missed some of the surreal(albeit still bleak) humour first time round. I still wouldn't recommend it if you are depressed!
    • 4/5
      It's saddening that such a wonderful criticism of bureaucracy has existed for a lesser amount of time than the bureaucracy it laments.
    • 3/5
      First thing.. this book was unfinished and published after his death, and it reads that way. I can't imagine this is what Kafka would have wanted the world to read. But here we are. The only thing I would like to add to what has been written already is that our protagonist K's behavior is rarely mentioned. He's an idiot. The system he is in is oppressive and capricious but his own behavior is inexplicable and frustrating. I can appreciate this book for its historical context in literature but it's not a "good read".
    • 4/5
      The Trial is a compelling read, but also frustrating. Questions are never answered and your left scream WHY???? K wakes up to find out he is being arrested, he is never told why, he is free to go about his daily life as long as when he is summoned to the court he comes. He tries to dismiss the trial as nothing more than a shady court system trying to get a bribe out of him. More people learn of his trial and he begins to take it more serious. K explores options and meets other people on trial. The ending will mess you up.

      So what is the point of The Trial? There are lots of meanings that can be placed to what is read. Bureaucracy, a variety of metaphors the trial represents, or simply nothing but the text that is provided. Either way its a great short read that is interesting til the end. I didn’t know how I felt at the ending, was just kind of lost for a feeling, but I think that feeling of not know what I am feeling fits well with The Trial.
    • 3/5
      The question ‘Have you read Kafka?’ can now be answered in the affirmative for our group, much to our relief. No one found Mr K’s story comfortable, and the absurdity of the whole situation confusing and bizarre. This could well have been the author’s intention, and if so, he certainly succeeded!There were some who found the use of language clever, with economical sentences and a few well conceived lines that went directly to the point. But to truly understand what was happening and why, was a difficult task. The lack of information (both to Mr K and the reader) was a challenge for all of us, and if we thought everything would become clear in the end … well ... think again!Was Kafka sending a warning of what was to come in Germany? The Trial was written in 1914 and published in 1925, so Hitler’s reign was yet to come, but the clear government control and insane bureaucracy seems too prophetic to be a coincidence. There are moments when you are not even sure Mr K is sane, or even if he is caught in a nightmarish dream. Our curiosity led to some interesting research on Kafka himself and one brave soul even dove into a second Kafka story, America, simply to see if there was another side to his peculiar style. Apparently not.The Trial has been listed under a number of genres, including philosophical fiction, Dystopian, Absurdist or even Paranoid fiction. After our discussion, we could safely say any or all would fit, and the most intriguing part of reading Kafka is … why?
    • 5/5
      Very profound and well-thought surrealist story depicting a very realist idea: What happens if the justice system which is expected to be just, itself, becomes corrupt and unjust? Is justice there to serve us or are we its slaves, the slave of the justice system, thereby the slaves of the men holding power over this system? What role should play the painter (intellectuals), the clergy (the religion), the defence attorney (the right to self-defence)? In my opinion, this book will show the reader the bleak and inescapable situation of people who are set up by powerful men and even by the government for thinking outside the norms and disturbing their plans, like it is the case in my country Turkey and why the intellectuals should raise their voice.
    • 2/5
      Listening to unabridged audio.
      23 Feb 11: Praise be. I'm done listening to this. It was torture. I get (I think) what Kafka was trying to say that the law is so complex at times that it is completely inaccessible to 'normal' people, even smart successful ones. Or maybe he wasn't trying to say anything at all.

      Like I said before, I disliked the characters - all of them - and I found the on-going conspiracy - reaching the edges of everything - irritating.

      Has anyone else read this one? Maybe they want to explain it to me?
      18 Feb 11: Ch. 7? 8? : I totally hate all the characters. This may be part of the reason I'm feeling lethargic about law school -- it reads a bit like 'Alice in Wonderland'... in court.

    • 5/5
      This is a nearly flawless audiobook, read in a mostly dry tone that is both funny and creepy, which I imagine was what Kafka was going for in this his iconic work. Hell may be the absence of reason. But Hell can have a reason all its own, which we discover too late.
    • 5/5
      Although confusing and rather abstract, requiring deeper concentration than most books, The Trial is a rough draft masterpiece. One only has to wonder what might have come of it had Kafka actually finished the work to his satisfaction.
    • 5/5
      Read this in one day - which is probably a major insult to Kafka. Is it about the dilemma between domestic life and dedication to writing - what is it about? There are so many possibilities in any world - and in our world of CCTV and algorithms. This was a re-read and I am pretty sure this is another of those books that I thought I had read in full but hadn't.
    • 4/5
      This book just left me deflated. It wasn't until the end that I really pitied K, and thought of how frightening this whole ordeal would be were I in his position.
    • 5/5
      I was introduced to Franz Kafka the writer by my Younger Uncle who himself had read in his college days many of the writer's works but gave Kafka up to concentrate on law & finance. I read him because I was fascinated by his personality & the fact that he possessed a schizoid personality disorder whose writings I wished to study carefully. Before I could read Kafka's works however, I made sure that I did a bit of research on the man & that took me a while which is uncommon in me. But Kafka is a great writer to reckon with, & `The Trial' is a book which left me quite perplexed.

      Franz Kafka was a Jew born in Prague, & who spoke in German. Most of his works were published posthumously by his friend Max Brod who I indirectly admire for doing so & gifting Franz Kafka to the world of literature & philosophy. Kafka wrote mostly short stories but he wrote a few novels like `The Trial' but most of them were left incomplete due to his untimely death. `The Trial' is also incomplete but mind you that adds to the beauty of the work in a peculiar way.

      The story is about the unseen or invisible court & justice system of the Austro-Hungarian period. It was a novel useful to me not only where literature was concerned but also, to enhance my understanding of the situation of Austria & its neighbours before the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany. It is also stated that Kafka through his writings almost prophesized the merciless extermination act against the Jews (he succumbed to Tuberculosis before Hitler came on the scene). `The Trial' is the story of an innocent man by the name of Josef.K. who has been charged of a crime by the invisible court which he has definitely not committed. The novel goes on to show how K tries to fight for justice & instead is killed ultimately in the end without being proven innocent.

      The beauty of it all is that, the charge against K is not mentioned at all during the whole narrative & yet, the indignation that K feels when his lawyer does not aid him or when he is unjustly sort of arrested one fine morning on his thirtieth birthday is felt by the reader as well. This was an early warning given by this master of modern 20th century literature to the whole world about the evil of the invisible court. This novel prophesizes the death of many Jews in concentration camps for a crime they have not committed as well as the killings of innocent Russians during Stalin's era. The novel prophesizes the death of liberty at the very hands that shaped it, the hands of justice.

      Kafka shows through the example of the businessman Block, whose case had been going on for five years, how he was now a mere shadow of his former self & now was only concerned about his case which according to Titorelli, the Painter would never end in absolute justice & freedom. Block to this extent even stays like a slave in the house of his lawyer who calls for him at odd hours & who treats him like a worm. K did not want the service of such a lawyer & to be grovelling like Block....& therefore meets his end in an abandoned quarry.

      The character in the novel I admire the most is the painter Titorelli who is a court painter & who lives in a dilapidated shamble of a studio. He amuses me thoroughly when he explains to K about the different ways he could help him & also the way he suffocates K in his room by not opening the window or doors of his ill ventilated studio. The novel infact is suffocating thanks to the vivid descriptions & master storytelling. The heat felt in the artist's studio is not only felt by K but also by us the readers as well as those readers who are aware of the faulty system of justice even in our own present `democratic' times.

      `The Trial' gave me a glimpse of the futility of justice in the modern world where everything is like a riddle with many interpretations, just like the riddle told by the prison priest to K in the novel, about the door keeper. The novel shows how justice can be manipulated & how a case can go on for years & years while the lawyers & judges make merry. According to Titorelli, perfect justice is a legend while Block states that a great lawyer is never found (as in honest). All this rings a bell, in the sense....it is happening even today, in India itself.

      The Austrian Hungary bureaucratic system is also ridiculed & dry humour which is my favourite is also at times evident in the novel especially in the first part when the innocent K is arrested & his breakfast is eaten up by the wardens who come to arrest him. Leni is another character in the novel who interests me. She is the nurse of K's lawyer is madly in love with K.....because she finds all condemned men very attractive. Infact, K's senile lawyer even gives K a detailed description about how people who are involved in a case seem to the judges to also look very attractive which disgusts K.

      Franz Kafka really brings out truth in this work which ignites one to think about the past, present & future of one's government & especially ones justice system. He aids us to take a long & careful look at our bureaucracy & how will the future define its justice system. Will justice be equal & available to all, or will all citizens who approach justice be suffocated the way K was suffocated when he entered the attic filled with court offices ? Only time will tell whether K's story will also be repeated in the 21st century......or will something worse take place which we all will have to endure.
      An appreciation By Fiza Pathan
    • 4/5
      Fascinating commentary on what happens when a culture bureaucratizes law to the point that no one involved in the legal process has any idea how it works. Also reinforces just how important habeas corpus is (and what can happen when that right is eroded, which makes this a particularly important book for Americans to read in 2012). Having read Philip K. Dick and William S Boroughs before getting to Kafka, I was prepared for the...surrealist(?)...which is the best term I can think of for it...plot structure and characterization. They were nodding to him in that way. Very important proto-dystopian work. I wish I could recommend this book, because it's important, but ultimately too alienating to be accessible to most.

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    The Trial - Franz Kafka

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