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The Castle

byFranz Kafka

Who is this book for? Readers interested in existential themes, bureaucracy, and classic literature.

Topics Bureaucratic systemsAlienationAbsurdityIdentity crisisExistentialismIsolationSearch for meaningPower dynamicsSurrealismHuman conditionBureaucracy
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.

Language

en

Published on

07/04/2019

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780241372579

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