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The Castle: Introduction by Irving Howe (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

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The Castle: Introduction by Irving Howe (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

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Arriving in a village to take up the position of land surveyor for the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties. As the villagers and the Castle officials block his efforts at every turn, K.â€™s consuming questâ€“quite possibly a self-imposed oneâ€“to penetrate the inaccessible heart of the Castle and take its measure is repeatedly frustrated. Kafka once suggested that the would-be surveyor in The Castle is driven by a wish â€œto get clear about ultimate things,â€ an unrealizable desire that provided the driving force behind all of Kafkaâ€™s dazzlingly uncanny fictions.

Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780679417354
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1992-11-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679417354

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