The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text by Kafka, Franz; Glatzer, Nahum N - 1998

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Schocken, 1998-08-25. Hardcover. Very good. 6.0x1.25x8.75. Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century: the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.But until this edition, English-speaking readers have been able to read Kafka's masterpiece only in a translation of the 1925 German edition that was edited by Kafka's friend and literary executor, Max Brod, from an unfinished manuscript. Both Brod's edition and its 1937 translation by Willa and Edwin Muir have long been considered flawed.This new edition is based upon the widely acclaimed work of an international team of experts who have restored the text,… Read More

Schocken, 1998-08-25. 1. hardcover. Used: Good.

Schocken, August 1998. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Schocken, 1998-08-25. 1. hardcover. Used:Good.

Schocken, 1998-08-25. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!