The Castle

The Castle (titled Das Schlo? in its original German version) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1922.

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Dark and at times surreal, Kafka's novel The Castle is about alienation, the rule of bureaucracy and the hopelessness of man's attempts to stand against the system.

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The novel starts with K's arrival in a village that lies near a castle. The Castle seems to control the entire life of the village. He pretends that he was invited by the Castle's staff to perform a land survey, and surprisingly, the Castle's staff confirms it.

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He stays in the village for some time, and tries to find his way to the Castle's officials, in order to get some information about the work he has to do, and permission to settle down.

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Novel: A novel (from French nouvelle, "new") is an extended fictional narrative in prose. Down into the 18th century, the word referred specifically to short fictions of love and intrigue as opposed to romances—epic-length works about love and adventures. Having become one of the major literary genr...

Franz Kafka: Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, most of whose works were published posthumously. Born in Prague of Jewish descent, his unique body of writing continues to challenge critics and readers alike, ...

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