The Trial

Summary

The Trial is a German-language novel written by the German speaking Czech-Jewish writer Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best-known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a bank official arrested and prosecuted by an inaccessible authority, with the nature of the crime of which he is accused revealed neither to him nor to the reader. The novel shows K. as he tries to navigate through an absurdly bureaucratic legal system as well as his social alienation as he attempts to clear his name.

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Chapters (10)

1. 1. Verhaftung · Gespräch mit Frau Grubach · Dann Fräulein Bürstner
2. 2. Erste Untersuchung
3. 3. Im Leeren Sitzungssaal · der Student · die Kanzleien
4. 4. Die Freundin des Fräulein Bürstner
5. 5. Der Prügler
6. 6. Der Onkel · Leni
7. 7. Advokat · Fabrikant · Maler
8. 8. Kaufmann Block · Kündigung des Advokaten
9. 9. Im Dom
10. 10. Ende