The Castle by Franz Kafka
A stranger known only as K. arrives in a remote village claiming to have been hired as a land surveyor by the distant administrative power that looms above the community. He confronts opaque, often absurd bureaucracy and social resistance as he seeks access, recognition and meaning, encountering intermediaries, gatekeepers and contradictory messages that make authority both omnipresent and unreachable. The story traces his mounting frustration and alienation in a surreal, nightmarish world and remains unfinished, underscoring themes of incomprehension and powerlessness.
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- Published
- 1926
- Nationality
- German
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 250-300 pages
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
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- Das Schlo
- Das Schloss
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