CliffsNotes on Kafka's The Trial [Paperback]

Herberth Czermak (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0822013045 | ISBN-13: 978-0822013044 | Publication Date: September 15, 1976

Kafka's books are filled with the blurring of reality and dreams. The "real" world is never enough for Kafka's characters, and they are always left yearning for a firm metaphysical anchor that they can never quite grasp. This book describes a man's persecution by an overwhelming power.

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• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes (September 15, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822013045
• ISBN-13: 978-0822013044
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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2.0 out of 5 stars Completely superficial, July 15, 2001

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Billy Song (Flushing, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CliffsNotes on Kafka's The Trial (Paperback)

The Trial is not meant to be summed or better understood through someone else's interpretation, because there is no conclusion one couldn't arrive at if he or she simply allowed themselves to be enveloped by Kafka's simple matter of fact prose. Using cliff notes for The Trial would be like watching the movie version of the old man and the sea; you get the point, but you don't get the experience. And if one cannot even brave as simple a task as The Trial, maybe he or she should be looking elsewhere, because Kafka deserves better than some lazy college student rushing to pump out another perfunctory piece of trash masquerading as an analysis.