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de Idris Parry (Foreword, Translator), Franz Kafka (Author) "Somebody must have made a false accusation against Josef K., for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong ..." En savoir plus
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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. --Ce texte provient de la Library Binding édition.


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A short note to narrator Geoffrey Howard: Breathe. Take one deep breath. Allow readers a chance to hear a pause so they can press the stop button and not miss anything. End of note. Actually, Howard has a great voice for this modern classic's new translation. (Don't fast-forward past his reading of the translator's note. It explains a lot.) Howard's British accent and deep monotone set the proper dark tone for the book. He stays away from character voices, and that works too because his inflections carry the story's emotions along. Indeed, Howard acts as our intellectual guide by emphasizing key passages and marking them as worthy of interpretation and discussion. If only he would take a breath once in a while. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A different book everytime you read it, Juil 23 2004
This review is from: The Trial (Paperback)
I just finished reding it a second time and instead of a story of isolation and opression, it was a dark comedy, and although tragic at times also surprisingly funny. You take from this book what you want to, and can find something new, or look at something differently almost everytime you read it. Some of the sentences run-on and there are almost no paragraph's but that's because the book wasn't ment for publication (refer to kafka's letter to Max Brod) but once you get past that it isn't an overly difficult book to read compared to some of his other writtings and it's length isn't very long so pick it up from the library first, and if you like it buy it because I'm sure you'll read it again
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Bewildering Process Wrapped in a Masterpiece, Juil 5 2004
This review is from: The Trial (Paperback)
Kafka's The Trial is a testament to those like Joseph K. who are ensnared in endless legal proceedings. Part dream, part comedy, part tragedy, part satire, Kafka works a masterpiece out of the tribulations of a common man. Joseph K. is on trial but is never informed of the charges. He is represented by an attorney, but the lawyer seems useless. He attends proceedings that go on endlessly with no apparent purpose. A host of unforgettable characters throughout the book add to his paranoia. Joseph K. finally meets his end in an execution appalling in its polite savagery. Through works like The Trial, Kafka's name became synonymous for those drifting though bizarre persecutions. A fascinating book.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Im being a little generous...But it was actually pretty good, Mai 3 2004
This review is from: The Trial (Paperback)
The Trial was very interesting. I enjoyed most of its parts. The characters were really well done...everyone one of them is believable, complicated, dark, mysterious. I can understand why Kafka wanted his manuscript burned though -- i mean, the book is far from complete. One section seems to jump to the next, for what seems like years of passed time. It gets a little confusing at points, but not too much. I guess i liked it just because of the darkness...the mystery...the great characters. And i always wanted to turn that next page so i could find out why Joseph K. was on trial after all.

I have two beefs: first with the book --- the ending is completely ridiculous. Im not an expert (duh!), but the ending just seems really fabricated. It just doesnt fit. The book rolls along beautifully until 'The End' section. The writing seems different, it is unusually short and abrupt, and it just doesnt flow with the rest of the book. It almost seems like Max Brod (sp?) ended up writing this last part in order to have the semblance of a complete novel. I guess a book without an ending would be hard pressed to find a publisher. It wouldnt surprise me if you also found that it doesnt fit Kafka's style.

Second Beef: Everyone talking about how this book foretells of the insanity of totalitarian bureaucracy. From my point of view, this has little to do with bureaucracy. The court sure does stink of some sort of totalitarian regime, but i think this is the backdrop for something more profound. I didnt get the feeling that anyone, including Joseph K., was living in a totalitarian state. As some essays have argued, this book seems to have more to say about Judeo Christian guilt than anything else.

Anyways, find out for yourself. I thought it was a good read. Funny at first, dark and twisted in the middle...and very abrupt and incomplete at last (with perhaps a manufactured ending).

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Franz Kafka's The Trial--"Before the Law."
The Trial, written by Franz Kafka and published posthumously by Kafka's best friend, Max Brod, is hailed as Kafka's best work, and rightly so. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 I Shall Make This As Terse As Possible
Many have expatiated at length about the existential subtext of this book, about its philosophical inclinations, its ideas, and ultimately its purpose. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Prepare to have your beliefs shattered.
The dim, vague, existentialist perspective throws the main character -- K. -- and the reader into a world so frighteningly shallow, and so dark that the ominous setting even... Read more
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I have read many of Franz Kafka's short stories, and after reading _The Trial_, I can say with confidence that he is one of the heaviest writers of the 20th Century. Read more
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