{"product_id":"the-trial-9780805210408","title":"The Trial","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka's death, \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories, including \"The Metamorphosis,\" \"The Judgment,\" and \"The Stoker.\" He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614448357650,"sku":"9780805210408","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d1097b2-554f-4633-b399-fa153973b1a7.jpg?v=1767778422","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-trial-9780805210408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}