The Trial

Name: The Trial
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Franz Kafka
ISBN: 9781452673486

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2011

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

First published in 1925, The Trial tells the story of a man arrested for an unknown crime by a remote, inaccessible authority and his struggle for control over the increasing absurdity of his life. One of Franz Kafka's best-known works, The Trial has been variously interpreted as an examination of political power, a satirical depiction of bureaucracy, and a pessimistic religious parable. Left unfinished at the time of Kafka's 1924 death, The Trial is nevertheless a trenchant depiction of the seemingly incomprehensible nature of existence and a fascinating exploration of the universal issues of justice, power, freedom, and isolation.

About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century. His unique body of writing-much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously-is considered to be among the most influential in Western literature. Among his most well known stories are "The Metamorphosis" and "In the Penal Colony," and his novels include The Trial and The Castle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by s.penkevich on September 26, 2023

It is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary Nothing speaks a more profound truth than a pristine metaphor… Funny, us, worming through the world ascribing meaning, logic and order to the dumb, blind forces of void. It’s all one can do to maintain sanity in the......more

Goodreads review by Vit on May 15, 2024

Guilt and innocence: Who can be considered innocent and who can be considered guilty? After all, K. lived in a state governed by law, there was universal peace, all statutes were in force; who dared assault him in his own lodgings? The state is an ogre… The citizen is a pygmy… And an ogre can do with......more

Goodreads review by emma on May 15, 2024

It's important, in this life, to have goals. Sure, they are often a lesson in the enduring power of futility, our lack of free will as demonstrated by the ever-present arm of bureaucracy. If your goal, for example, is à la our protagonist's, you will spend several years or 341 pages or the rest of yo......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on October 26, 2016

This book haunts me. I can’t stop thinking about it because I have questions, questions and more questions; I have so many unanswered questions that I will never know the answer to, and it’s slowly killing me! What is the trial? Is K actually guilty or is he innocent? Is this novel a nightmare sequen......more