The Trial Penguin Black Classics

A 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.