The Castle

Franz Kafka

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Number of Pages

360

Language

English

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Book Summary

Step into a world where the ordinary is uncanny and the ordinary rules of power bend, twist, and endlessly reset. The Castle by Franz Kafka follows an unnamed land surveyor, known simply as K., who arrives in a remote village hoping to take up duties under the distant and elusive authorities of the Castle. What begins as a straightforward seeking of approval quickly spirals into a meticulous, maddening negotiation with gatekeepers, scribes, and clerks who vanish behind doors as soon as you think you’ve understood the rulebook. Kafka’s spare, lucid prose renders a labyrinth of bureaucracy as a living nightmare—equal parts dream and social critique. The Castle’s authority never fully appears; it hovers in the margins of conversations, in untranslated notes, in the rustle of paperwork. The result is a powerful meditation on belonging, legitimacy, and the human longing to be seen. This hardback edition invites long, immersive reading with durable binding and crisp typography, perfect for serious readers, students of literature, and anyone drawn to existential fiction. A cornerstone of modernist writing, The Castle rewards patient attention and rewards even more with repeated readings.

Product Details

Author

Franz Kafka

Publisher

Wilco

Number of Pages

360

Language

English

SKU

BK0539549

ISBN

9789363125438

The Castle

The Castle

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Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka Was Born In 1883 In Prague, Where He Lived Most Of His Life. During His Lifetime, He Published Only A Few Short Stories, Including The Metamorphosis, The Judgment, And The Stoker. He Died In 1924, Before Completing Any Of His Full-Length Novels. At The End Of His Life, Kafka Asked His Lifelong Friend And Literary Executor Max Brod To Burn All His Unpublished Work. Brod Overrode Those Wishes. ------- Franz Kafka (Praga, Imperio Austrohngaro, 3 De Julio De 1883 - Kierling, Austria, 3 De Junio De 1924) Fue Un Escritor De Origen Judo Nacido En Bohemia Que Escribi En Alemn. Su Obra Est Considerada Una De Las Ms Influyentes De La Literatura Universal Y Est Llena De Temas Y Arquetipos Sobre La Alienacin, La Brutalidad Fsica Y Psicolgica, Los Conflictos Entre Padres E Hijos, Personajes En Aventuras Terrorficas, Laberintos De Burocracia, Y Transformaciones Msticas. Fue Autor De Tres Novelas, El Proceso (Der Proze), El Castillo (Das Schlo) Y El Desaparecido (Amerika O Der Verschollene), La Novela Corta La Metamorfosis (Die Verwandlung) Y Un Gran Nmero De Relatos Cortos. Adems, Dej Una Abundante Correspondencia Y Escritos Autobiogrficos. Su Peculiar Estilo Literario Ha Sido Comnmente Asociado Con La Filosofa Artstica Del Existencialismo --Al Que Influenci-- Y El Expresionismo. Estudiosos De Kafka Discuten Sobre Cmo Interpretar Al Autor, Algunos Hablan De La Posible Influencia De Alguna Ideologa Poltica Antiburocrtica, De Una Religiosidad Mstica O De Una Reivindicacin De Su Minora Etnocultural, Mientras Otros Se Fijan En El Contenido Psicolgico De Sus Obras. Sus Relaciones Personales Tambin Tuvieron Gran Impacto En Su Escritura, Particularmente Su Padre (Carta Al Padre), Su Prometida Felice Bauer (Cartas A Felice) Y Su Hermana (Cartas A Ottla). El Trmino Kafkiano Se Usa En El Idioma Espaol Para Describir Situaciones Surrealistas Como Las Que Se Encuentran En Sus Libros Y Tiene Sus Equivalentes En Otros Idiomas. Solo Unas Pocas De Sus Obras Fueron Publicadas Durante Su Vida. La Mayor Parte, Incluyendo Trabajos Incompletos, Fueron Publicados Por Su Amigo Max Brod, Quien Ignor Los Deseos Del Autor De Que Los Manuscritos Fueran Destruidos. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Was Born Of Jewish Parents In Prague. Several Of His Story Collections Were Published In His Lifetime And His Novels, The Trial, The Castle And Amerika, Were Published Posthumously By His Editor Max Brod.

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