{"product_id":"9780241820483","title":"The Trial","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Franz Kafka\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 August 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Clothbound Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e137 x 206 x 26mm | 386g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKafka's chilling and darkly entertaining exploration of life's absurdity, now in Penguin Clothbound ClassicsA terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis - an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life - including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door - becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Kafka's major novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by Idris Parry. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franz Kafka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65544641642845,"sku":"9780241820483","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780241820483.jpg?v=1786451539","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780241820483","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}