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The Castle
By
Franz Kafka and
Willa Muir (trans)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
October 8, 1992
Pages
378
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781857151275
ISBN-10
1857151275
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$17.95
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Summary
Summoned to take up the position of a land surveyor to the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties.
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Praise for The Castle:
ÂArtwork that is . . . suggestive of woodcuts and expressionism in general and German artist Käthe Kollwitz in particular.â ÂBooklist
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The protagonist of this Kafka classic, K., finds himself in a faraway, snow-covered village with a castle looming above. The inhabitants of the mysterious castle are also the strict officials who govern the village. When K. tries to reach out to the officials, he gets himself into a complex misunderstanding over the contradictory rules and regulations that dictate the daily life of the villagers. The Castle explores the conflicting tension of power between individualsÂrepresented by K.Âand the authoritiesÂthe officials in the castle.Praise for The Castle:
ÂArtwork that is . . . suggestive of woodcuts and expressionism in general and German artist Käthe Kollwitz in particular.â ÂBooklist
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Hardcover
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With Franz Kafka |
New edition from Gardners Books (October 8, 1992)
9781857151275 | details & prices | 378 pages | List price $17.95
About: Summoned to take up the position of a land surveyor to the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K.
About: Summoned to take up the position of a land surveyor to the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K.
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