The Trial
Kafka's surreal novel follows Josef K., arrested and prosecuted by an inaccessible authority for an unspecified crime. The work's nightmarish bureaucracy and absurd legal system explore themes of guilt, alienation, and the individual's powerlessness before incomprehensible systems. It has become a touchstone for understanding modern anxiety and institutional oppression.
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