The Trial by Franz Kafka

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. This new edition is based upon the work of an international team of experts who have restored the text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it. In his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel that is as full of energy and power as it was when it was first written.

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1. - 2nd on Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century (Wikipedia)
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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	The Castle and The Trial	Paperback	510370	$11.95		2022
	The Trial By Franz Kafka (Illustrated Edition)	Kindle Edition	525612	$2.99		2022
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	1812127			2018
	The Trial	Audio CD	2056982	$35.28	$27.00
	The Trial - A New Translation Based on the Restored Text	Paperback	6168948		$66.50
	The Trial	Hardcover	854018	$186.88	$8.89
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	20629	$0.99		2009
	The Trial	Paperback	255858	$4.89	$3.65	2011
	The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text	Hardcover	455486	$36.77	$7.58	1998
	The Trial (Dover Thrift Editions)	Kindle Edition	93590	$2.62		2012
	The Trial by Franz Kafka. (With Linked TOC) (Kindle Edition)	Kindle Edition	229005	$0.99		2010
	The Trial: Introduction by George Steiner (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)	Hardcover	670337	$15.81	$3.39	1992
	The Trial : Annotated	Kindle Edition	509202	$2.99		2021
	The Trial (Dover Thrift Editions)	Kindle Edition	288600	$2.62		2009
	The Trial	Hardcover	3028893	$77.46	$22.50	1937
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	249136			2020
	The Trial (Oxford World's Classics)	Audio CD	3003894	$7.85	$9.42	2013
	The Trial : Finest (illustrated) Edition	Paperback	1437145	$20.99		2022
	The Trial : (Illustrated Edition)	Kindle Edition	458727	$3.99		2022
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	216172	$3.99		2021
	The Trial by Franz Kafka	Paperback	2215981	$9.99		2020
	The Trial	Audio CD	4585877	$24.83		2011
	The Trial	Paperback	976071	$14.46	$4.50	2010
	The Trial	Hardcover	635059	$15.99		2021
	Mohakemeh (The Trial) Persian Edition: Kafka's Trial - Translated by Amir Jalaluddin Alam	Paperback	1834901	$19.95		2018
	The Trial	Hardcover	1972732	$14.85	$11.41	2018
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	255377			2019
	The Trial	Paperback	4056444	$11.20	$9.02	2017
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	The Trial by Franz Kafka: Annotated	Kindle Edition	234625	$1.99		2021
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	The Trial	Hardcover	838108	$41.76	$10.87	2011
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	The Trial	Audible Audio Edition	23921	$17.95		2015
	The Trial	Audible Audio Edition	28877	$17.95		2012
	The Trial	Paperback	49512	$6.99		2017
	The Metamorphosis & The Trial	Paperback	1744163	$8.99		2017
	The Trial	Paperback	7729117	$5.00	$23.07	2013
	" The Trial"	Kindle Edition	398656	$3.99		2021
	Der Process: ( The Trial ) (German Edition)	Hardcover	796783	$15.99		2021
	The Trial, Large-Print Edition	Paperback	1146372	$11.44	$12.98	2006
	The Trial (Oberon Modern Plays)	Paperback	2172948	$8.45	$2.35	2016
	The Trial	Paperback	3917458	$6.00	$4.99	2013
	The Trial	Paperback	26019	$5.32		2016
	The Trial	Paperback	255367	$4.25		2020
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	71174			2018
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	115697			2017
	The Trial	Paperback	379177	$8.99	$4.00	2018
	The Trial: (Original illustrated edition)	Kindle Edition	635382	$2.99		2022
	The Trial	Paperback	471836	$8.54		2018
	El proceso / The Trial (Spanish Edition)	Paperback	952525	$5.99	$5.67	2008
	The Trial - Franz Kafka: Annotated	Paperback	798506	$8.90		2020
	The Trial (Official Edition)	Paperback	3544976	$12.32		2020
	The Trial: new translation by Isabel Tucker	Hardcover	1369245	$12.99		2020
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	The TRIAL	Kindle Edition	607702			2018
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	The Trial	Paperback	406048	$6.00	$1.64	2015
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	The Trial: A Dramatization Based on Kafka's Novel	Paperback	5999099	$52.48	$3.76
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	The Trial (Eye Classics)	Paperback	715135	$19.80	$12.12	2008
	The Trial	Hardcover	877943	$69.00	$14.00
	The Trial (Classics To Go)	Kindle Edition	1498352			2015
	The Trial	Paperback	3118509	$6.24	$6.23	2019
	The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text (The Schocken Kafka Library)	Kindle Edition	2257	$6.99		2012
	The Trial	Hardcover	1767359	$12.99	$19.02	2016
	The Trial (Modern Film Scripts)	Paperback	1396145	$53.66	$1.99	1970
	The trial	Hardcover	2940683	$152.50	$89.95
	The Trial : Finest Annotation	Paperback	1424192	$15.99		2021
	The Trial - Franz Kafka: Classic Novel | Unabridged New Translation | New Edition	Paperback	391757	$8.75		2020
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	22728	$0.99		2013
	The Trial (Oxford World's Classics)	Kindle Edition	272226	$7.01		2009
	The Trial (Illustrated Classics): A Graphic Novel	Paperback	652631	$29.95	$2.13	2008
	The Trial: Classic Collection	Audio CD	1729645	$11.33	$8.00	2008
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	46241	$0.29		2019
	The Trial	Hardcover	1919058	$10.89	$13.59	2019
	The Trial	Hardcover	5411010		$1.18
	The Trial: Franz F Kafka Hardcover Books Short Stories	Hardcover	3571776	$12.17	$58.41	1925
	The Trial and Metamorphosis: Franz Kafka's two most popular novels	Paperback	753362	$11.00		2020
	The Trial: Classic Illustrated Edition	Kindle Edition	549877	$2.99		2022
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	90172			2019
	The Trial	Paperback	1335561	$7.00	$2.60	1995
	The Trial	Kindle Edition	320555	$0.99		2018
	The Trial (Oxford World's Classics)	Paperback	63490	$7.00	$4.61	2009
	The Trial (Penguin Modern Classics)	Paperback	1996251	$5.09	$1.03	2000
	The Trial (Classics of World Literature)	Kindle Edition	47102	$3.99		2012
	The Trial	Paperback	644239	$244.82	$3.24	1987
	The Trial: A Graphic Novel of Franz Kafka's Classic (Classics - SelfMadeHero)	Kindle Edition	870384	$12.99		2008
	The Trial by Franz Kafka	Paperback	591138	$10.99		2023
	The Trial	Paperback	123239	$9.95	$9.20	2010
	The Trial: A New Translation Based on the Restored Text (The Schocken Kafka Library), Book Cover May Vary	Paperback	8936	$11.05	$3.11	1999
	The Trial - Franz Kafka	Paperback	1051159	$14.89		2023
	The Metamorphosis & The Trial	Kindle Edition	85482			2017
	The Trial a dramatic monologue	Paperback	797492	$6.19	$7.14	2016
	El Proceso / the Trial (Clasicos Universales) (Spanish Edition)	Mass Market Paperback	1379527	$5.99	$267.00	2003
	The Trial	Paperback	519035	$7.99		2023
	The Trial by Franz Kafka (2016-07-21)	Hardcover	7614333	$42.74	$35.18
	50+ German masterpieces you have to read before you die (original illustrations): Faust, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Trial, Letter To A Young Poet	Kindle Edition	651458	$1.99		2021
	The Trial by Franz Kafka	Paperback	560387	$5.99		2021
	The Trial (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)	Paperback	58841	$6.15	$2.83	2009