Name: The Castle (en Inglés)
SKU: 66886434
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Author: Kafka, Franz; Muir, Edwin; Muir, Willa

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Dover Publications

Autor

Kafka, Franz; Muir, Edwin; Muir, Willa

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

224

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.3x12.7x1.5 cm

ISBN13

9780486855394

The Castle (en Inglés)

Kafka, Franz; Muir, Edwin; Muir, Willa (Autor) · Dover Publications · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Castle (en Inglés)"

Trapped in a bureaucratic quagmire, K., a land surveyor, struggles to gain access to the mysterious, impenetrable Castle, a symbol of unassailable authority. His attempts are met with inexplicable delays, administrative hurdles, and a pervasive sense of alienation. Franz Kafka infuses his narrative with existential dread, crafting a story that is both exasperating and amusing yet deeply human. It's a tale of the individual's struggle against the overwhelming forces of bureaucracy, power, and the quest for identity in a world that often seems indifferent. Well into the twenty-first century, Kafka's tale resonates with anyone who has ever felt unheard or lost in a maze of red tape. Published posthumously in 1926, The Castle was first translated into English in 1930 by Edwin and Willa Muir. Although incomplete because of Kafka's untimely death in 1924, the novel remains a seminal work. Despite Kafka's instruction to his close friend Max Brod to destroy all unpublished manuscripts after his death, The Castle was preserved and published. The novel stands alongside Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and The Trial as one of the twentieth century's most significant and existentially profound absurdist literary contributions.