
The Trial
Franz Kafka (1925)
“A man is arrested one morning without being told what he did. He spends a year trying to navigate a court system that no one can explain, that meets in attics, and that has already decided he is guilty.”
EraModernist / Expressionist
Pages255
Difficulty★★★★☆ Advanced
AP Appearances8
Major Themes
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