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The Castle
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Om Books International
| Author:
Franz Kafka
| Language:
English
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Om Books International
Author:
Franz Kafka
Language:
English
Format:
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All set to begin his new employment, K., a land surveyor, arrives at a rural inn in search of rest and shelter from the snow outside. When he claims to have been summoned by the Castle, the governing authority for this particular village, he is directed to contact its officials. But the latter quickly designate his appointment erroneous and recede into their general obscurity, turning impossible all his subsequent attempts at a dialogue with them.
As he seeks alternative employment, only to lose it soon after, K. discovers the perils of an inscrutable bureaucracy, with the villagers’ delusional praise and justification for an irrational system where they have no access to its decision-makers.
With his signature themes of absurdity, alienation and anguish in the face of frustrating authority, Kafka’s The Castle is a keenly representative work of twentieth[1]century literature.
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All set to begin his new employment, K., a land surveyor, arrives at a rural inn in search of rest and shelter from the snow outside. When he claims to have been summoned by the Castle, the governing authority for this particular village, he is directed to contact its officials. But the latter quickly designate his appointment erroneous and recede into their general obscurity, turning impossible all his subsequent attempts at a dialogue with them.
As he seeks alternative employment, only to lose it soon after, K. discovers the perils of an inscrutable bureaucracy, with the villagers’ delusional praise and justification for an irrational system where they have no access to its decision-makers.
With his signature themes of absurdity, alienation and anguish in the face of frustrating authority, Kafka’s The Castle is a keenly representative work of twentieth[1]century literature.
About Author
Franz Kafka is one of the most renowned writers of twentieth[1]century literature. Born on 3 July 1883, in Prague, Kafka wrote in German language, his novels and short stories blending realism with surrealist elements to delve into the themes of alienation and existential anxiety.
The eldest son of a Jewish family, Kafka had a troubled relationship with his domineering father, which also influenced the literature he produced. Detached and unable to reconcile with his family, he was closest only to his youngest sister, Ottla. He graduated in law and worked at two insurance agencies from 1907 to 1922. While considering writing to be his sole purpose in life, he had misgivings about getting his work published. A large part of his oeuvre was published posthumously, thanks to his closest friend, Max Brod, who refused to maintain the author’s wish that his manuscripts be burnt after his death.
The eldest son of a Jewish family, Kafka had a troubled relationship with his domineering father, which also influenced the literature he produced. Detached and unable to reconcile with his family, he was closest only to his youngest sister, Ottla. He graduated in law and worked at two insurance agencies from 1907 to 1922. While considering writing to be his sole purpose in life, he had misgivings about getting his work published. A large part of his oeuvre was published posthumously, thanks to his closest friend, Max Brod, who refused to maintain the author’s wish that his manuscripts be burnt after his death.
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