{"product_id":"the-castle","title":"The Castle (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Franz Kafka\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Idris Parry\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by J. A. Underwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn acclaimed translation of the final work by Franz Kafka—author of \u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e and some of the twentieth century’s greatest literature—following the story of a man’s bizarre, unending struggle to carry out his mysterious new job\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Castle \u003c\/em\u003eis 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Castle \u003c\/em\u003ein 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics, 2024\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1926\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 7.25 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780241678916\u003cbr\u003eLiterature, Fiction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"vender unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49121026506920,"sku":"9780241678916","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Franz_Kafka_The_Castle_PenguinClassics_2024.jpg?v=1722091647","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-castle","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}