{"product_id":"the-castle-9780241678916","title":"The Castle","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed translation of the final work by Franz Kafka--author of \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis \u003c\/i\u003eand 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17356039\"\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.10w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241678916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0241678919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031030\"\u003eThrillers | Legal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e (1883-1924) was a Czech-born, German-speaking author of some of the most important literature of the twentieth century, including \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), \u003ci\u003eThe Trial \u003c\/i\u003e(1925), and\u003ci\u003e Amerika \u003c\/i\u003e(1927). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. A. Underwood\u003c\/b\u003e (translator; 1930-2018) was recognized by the Society of Authors for his translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand has translated a wide variety of modern authors, among them Elias Canetti, Jean-Paul Sartre, Julien Green, and Alain Robbe-Grillet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Zilcosky\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction and notes) is a recipient of a 2022 Guggenheim fellowship in literary criticism and a German and comparative literature professor at the University of Toronto.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48451523117293,"sku":"9780241678916","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_2a933c64-8bfb-42f5-82a2-732821691359.jpg?v=1753486525","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-castle-9780241678916","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}