Set in Germany. Reviewed on 2017/01: https://www.instagram.com/p/BO3w4sngA5J/
You just have to #reread#kafka every 20 years or so. #derprozessseemed like a good example in case. Even if you haven’t read this book, you might be acquainted with #josefk and this #omnipresent and #arbitrary court blaming and condemning him for no apparent reason. Something new I noticed this time around? Josef K is no #noone #johnsmithHe’s the CFO of a major bank, well-connected through family, powerful friends and colleagues, knowledgeable in the law and seemed to find people (specially women!) willing to help him… Despite all this, he just let things happen to him in almost complete passivity and even covert cooperation. Intriguing… #thetrial#franzkafka #schocken #court #paranoia#parable #law #bücher #lesung#germanliterature #jewishwriters#bureaucracy #existential #legal
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