The Trial: The Original 1925 Unabridged and Complete Edition - A Psychological and Existential Classic by Franz Kafka | A Dystopian Tale of Guilt Power and Absurdity

The Trial by Franz Kafka is an intelligent and intriguing perspective on the inner workings of the justice system told from the point of view of the guilty or accused. Written in 1914 The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested he is released but must report to court on a regular basis-an event that proves maddening as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate his personal life-including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door-becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.