The Trial

1925 novel by Franz Kafka
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The Trial
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The Trial

Summary

The Trial is an unfinished novel[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of unfinished_novel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Trial authored Franz Kafka[3].
  • The Trial received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].
  • The Trial's instance of is recorded as unfinished novel[5].
  • The Trial's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Trial's genre is absurdist literature[7].
  • The Trial's genre is dystopian fiction[8].
  • The Trial's depicts is recorded as existentialism[9].
  • The Trial's place of publication is recorded as Berlin[10].
  • The original language of The Trial was German[11].
  • The Trial's Commons category is recorded as Kafka - Der Prozeß (1925)[12].
  • The Trial's language of work or name is recorded as German[13].
  • The Trial's archives at is recorded as German Literature Archive Marbach[14].
  • The Trial's country of origin is recorded as Germany[15].
  • The Trial's country of origin is recorded as Austria[16].
  • The Trial was released on January 1, 1925[17].
  • The Trial's characters is recorded as Josef K.[18].
  • The Trial's has edition or translation is recorded as Il Processo[19].
  • The Trial's has edition or translation is recorded as The Trial[20].
  • The Trial's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135921527[21].
  • The Trial's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135921522[22].
  • The Trial's has edition or translation is recorded as Mukaddama[23].
  • The Trial's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/kafka/prozess/prozess.html[24].
  • The Trial's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Prozeß'}[25].
  • The Trial's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jemand musste Josef K. verläumdet haben, denn ohne dass er etws Böses getan hätte, wurde er eines Morgens verhaftet.'}[26].
  • The Trial's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Trial authored Franz Kafka[3].

Publication

The Trial was released on January 1, 1925[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as Berlin[10]. The original language of it was German[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[13]. Genres include absurdist literature[7] and dystopian fiction[8].

Reception

The Trial received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

Why It Matters

The Trial ranks in the top 7% of unfinished_novel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Trial receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . projekt-gutenberg.org. projekt-gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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