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THE CASTLE - FRANZ KAFKA TASCHENBUCH

An acclaimed translation of the final work by Franz Kafka—author of Metamorphosis and some of
the twentieth century's greatest literature—following the story of a man's bizarre  unending
struggle to carry out his mysterious new job   A Penguin Classic    The Castle 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.  Penguin Classics is the leading
publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world  representing a global bookshelf
of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the
series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished
scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.

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