1984
George Orwell · Modern · Dystopian novel
Modernism · Novel
The Trial
by Franz Kafka. Josef K. is arrested without being told his crime and enters an incomprehensible system of authority and accusation.
- Date
- 1925
- Origin
- Czechoslovakia / Prague
- Era
- Modernism
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Josef K. is arrested without being told his crime and enters an incomprehensible system of authority and accusation.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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