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The castle
Book • 1926
In 'The Castle', Franz Kafka tells the story of K., a land surveyor who arrives in a village governed by a mysterious and inaccessible castle.
K. claims to have been summoned by the castle authorities, but his presence is met with confusion and hostility.
The novel follows K.'s futile attempts to contact the elusive castle official Klamm and to understand the bureaucratic processes of the castle.
Through K.'s interactions with various villagers and officials, Kafka explores themes of bureaucracy, alienation, and the search for meaning in a seemingly incomprehensible world.
The novel was left unfinished by Kafka and was published posthumously in 1926.
K. claims to have been summoned by the castle authorities, but his presence is met with confusion and hostility.
The novel follows K.'s futile attempts to contact the elusive castle official Klamm and to understand the bureaucratic processes of the castle.
Through K.'s interactions with various villagers and officials, Kafka explores themes of bureaucracy, alienation, and the search for meaning in a seemingly incomprehensible world.
The novel was left unfinished by Kafka and was published posthumously in 1926.
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as the last full-length book that Kafka worked on.


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as an example of modernist literature reflecting themes of loneliness and isolation.

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as one of his favorite novels.


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