The Trial

Franz Kafka?s The Trial opens with Josef K.?s sudden arrest for an unnamed crime, plunging him into a nightmarish world of absurd rules and endless bureaucracy. Written in 1914 and published posthumously in 1925, this darkly humorous and unsettling novel captures the essence of the ?Kafkaesque.? Through Josef?s futile struggle against an impersonal, illogical system, Kafka explores timeless questions about justice, power, and the individual?s place within society. Both a gripping narrative and a profound parable of the human condition, The Trial remains one of the most influential works of the 20th century.