Name: The Trial: A new Translation Based on the Restored Text (Schocken Kafka Library) (in English)
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Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9780805209990

portada The Trial: A new Translation Based on the Restored Text (Schocken Kafka Library) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Franz Kafka

Publisher

Schocken Books Inc

Year

1999

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN

0805209999

ISBN13

9780805209990

Edition No.

N/A

Synopsis "The Trial: A new Translation Based on the Restored Text (Schocken Kafka Library) (in English)"

A brilliant translation of one of the most important novels of the twentieth century, revealing a tale that is as full of energy and power as it was when it was first written. From the author of The Metamorphosis.Written in 1914, 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, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers. This new edition is based upon the work of an international team of experts who have restored the text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it.

Franz Kafka

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(Praga, Imperio austrohúngaro, 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 1924) Escritor bohemo en lengua alemana. Su obra, de las más influyentes de la literatura universal, es una de las pioneras en la fusión de elementos realistas con fantásticos y tiene como principales temas los conflictos paternofiliales, la ansiedad, el existencialismo, la brutalidad física y psicológica, la culpa, la filosofía del absurdo, la burocracia y las transformaciones espirituales. Escribió novelas insignes y gran número de relatos cortos, además dejó una abundante correspondencia y escritos autobiográficos. Su peculiar estilo literario ha sido comúnmente asociado con la filosofía artística del existencialismo y el expresionismo. Sus relaciones personales también tuvieron gran impacto en su escritura. El término kafkiano se usa en español para describir situaciones insólitas, por lo absurdas y angustiosas.

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