The Trial

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.