{"product_id":"the-trial","title":"The Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Franz Kafka\u003cbr\u003eNewly Translated and with a preface by Breon Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kafka’s ‘legalese’ is alchemically fused with a prose of great verve and intense readability.\"—James Rolleston, professor of Germanic languages and literatures, Duke University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Breon Mitchell’s translation is an accomplishment of the highest order that will honor Kafka far into the twenty-first century.\"—Walter Abish, author of \u003cem\u003eHow German Is It\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1914, \u003cem\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel that is as full of energy and power as it was when it was first written. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranz Kafka was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories, including \"The Metamorphosis\", \"The Judgment\", and \"The Stoker\".\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHe died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003eRandom House, 1999\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1925\u003cbr\u003e5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780805209990\u003cbr\u003eFiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":332053125,"sku":"9780805209990","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/The-Trial_Franz-Kafka_Random-House.jpg?v=1593198067","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-trial","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}