The Trial - Franz Kafka (1945)
The Trial - Franz Kafka (1945)
This Secker and Warburg edition (1945) will interest collectors of Franz Kafka first editions, modernist literature, and 20th century existential fiction.
About: Good condition; firm hardcover with moderate shelf wear to the boards and light rubbing to the spine ends, pages clean with faint toning to the text block edges; overall a sound, collectible copy suitable for readers and collectors alike.
Details:
- Title: The Trial
- Author: Franz Kafka
- Publisher: Secker and Warburg, London
- Publication Date: 1945
- Edition: 1945 Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
- Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Synopsis: A landmark of modernist fiction, The Trial follows Josef K., who is unexpectedly arrested and drawn into an opaque, nightmarish legal process; the novel explores themes of bureaucracy, alienation, and the elusiveness of justice.
Review: Franz Kafka's The Trial remains a powerful, unsettling work that captures the anxieties of the 20th century. This 1945 Secker and Warburg edition offers readers a durable, well-preserved copy of a novel that continues to provoke discussion about authority, guilt, and the human condition.