The Trial

First published in 1925 ‘The Trial’ is a novel about an extraordinary vision of one man put on trial by an anonymous authority on an unspecified charge written by Franz Kafka a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature.</br>One of Franz Kafka’s best-known works it has been variously analyzed as an examination of political power a satirical portrayal of bureaucracy and a cynical religious parable. Left unfinished at the time of Kafka's 1924 death it is nevertheless a sharp report of the apparently unfathomable nature of reality and captivating exploration of the universal issues of justice power freedom and isolation.</br>Through clever symbolism and amazing characterization it is a thoughtful and fascinating perspective on the inner workings of the justice system told from the point of view of the guilty or accused.