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Das Schloß
by Franz Kafka
First Published
2009
Subjects
Fiction
Bureaucracy
Castles
Criticism and interpretation
Classic Literature
German literature
Classics
Classic
Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
New York Times reviewed
Germanic literature
Fiction, classics
Austrian Authors
Biography
Description
The Castle (original title: "Das Schloß") is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.