by Franz Kafka · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420633930
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«El proceso» is the novel by Franz Kafka, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Josef K., arrested one morning and accused of a crime whose nature he never comes to know, and his immersion in an opaque, labyrinthine judicial system. Kafka turns that absurd trial into a metaphor for the individual's alienation in the face of bureaucracy and guilt.
It is part of the Biblioteca Kafka collection from Alianza Editorial, with a translation by Feliu Formosa. This Spanish edition was published in 2004.
Aimed at readers of classic fiction and twentieth-century Central European narrative, with an interest in social and existential criticism.
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.
