by Franz Kafka · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420633923
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«El castillo» is the novel by Franz Kafka published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (394 pages, in Spanish).
In «El castillo», K., a land surveyor, arrives at a village and tries to contact the castle authorities, but his attempts get lost in red tape and characters who never give clear answers. Kafka's novel conveys the anguish of the individual before an inaccessible power and addresses bureaucracy, alienation, and identity.
Number 560 of El Libro de Bolsillo (Biblioteca Kafka), with translation by D. J. Vogelmann. Novel originally published in 1926 as «Das Schloß».
For readers of classic fiction who appreciate oppressive atmospheres and the philosophical background of twentieth-century Central European literature.
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically feature isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible bureaucratic powers. The term Kafkaesque has entered the lexicon to describe situations like those depicted in his writings. His best-known works include the novella The Metamorphosis (1915) and the novels The Trial (1924) and The Castle (1926). He is also celebrated for his brief fables and aphorisms, which frequently incorporated comedic elements alongside the darker themes of his longer works. His work has widely influenced artists, philosophers, composers, filmmakers, literary historians, religious scholars, and cultural theorists.
