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The Metamorphosis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Description: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The Trial \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The Trial by Franz Kafka is a work of psychological terror that hints of the totalitarian excesses of the 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story follows the sudden and \"unexpected arrest, of a bank clerk, Josef K., by mysterious agents from an unspecified agency, for an unknown crime Though released, Josef's life is tormented by nightmarish legal and bureaucratic procedures, from which he attempts to find release. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKafka focuses on the powerlessness of man in the face of state power and .Josef's excruciating but inevitable downward spiral. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" data-cel-widget=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"audiblecopyright\" data-csa-c-id=\"2l7nj8-fb5xx-h19cpg-e5w1r5\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"audiblecopyright\" id=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Short Stories \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Kafka Short Stories is a brilliant collection of Franz Kafka's influential writing and includes stories like, The Judgement, In the Penal Colony, A Hunger Artist, and so on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clutch of shocking, unsettling and complex tales that discuss the universal themes like unease, guilt, alienation, isolation, cruelty, shame, sin, redemption, etc., with generous doses of irony and horror. The characters in his stories are hunted and haunted, often in nightmarish situations, trapped in dehumanizing systems, struggling to find meaning and dignity in an insensitive world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn spite of their dark themes, there is also subtle humour and a keen insight into the human condition. 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