Franz Kafkas The Trial opens with Josef K abruptly arrested for an unnamed crime thrusting him into a bewildering quest to assert his innocence as he confronts an impersonal and labyrinthine bureaucracy that erodes his certainty and sense of self. The novels unsettling power lies in its portrayal of helplessness within opaque systems. This elegant pocket-sized gift edition with facsimile signature silver gilded edges and ornate endpapers makes a distinctive collectible for admirers of modernist literature across the world for its haunting vision.
