Bibliograph

The castle, a new translation, based on the restored text, Franz Kafka ; translated and with a preface by Mark Harman

Type

Label

The castle, a new translation, based on the restored text, Franz Kafka ; translated and with a preface by Mark Harman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-328)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The castle

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

828417658

Responsibility statement

Franz Kafka ; translated and with a preface by Mark Harman

Sub title

a new translation, based on the restored text

Summary

A surveyor is lost in a labyrinth in this 1926 German novel, reflecting the author's concern with man's inability to assert himself in the face of bureaucracy. It is a new translation that restores the eccentricities in style of the original

Table Of Contents

Arrival -- Barnabas -- Frieda -- First conversation with the landlady -- At the chairman's -- Second conversation with the landlady -- The teacher -- Waiting for Klamm -- The struggle against the interrogation -- On the street -- In the schoolhouse -- The assistants -- Hans -- Frieda's reproach -- At Amalia's -- Amalia's secret -- Amalia's punishment -- Petitioning -- Olga's plans

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