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| short stories by franz kafka | |
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PLOT SUMMARY In ''The Trial'', Josef. K has to show an important client from Italy around the Cathedral. The client doesn't show, but just as K is leaving the Cathedral, the priest calls out K's name, although K has never known the priest. The priest works for the court, and tells K a fable, that is meant to explain his situation, but instead causes confusion, and implies that K's fate is hopeless. This fable is the section that has been published separately. SIGNIFICANCE The section is a lucid example of absurdity in Kafka's works. The fable is referenced and reworked in the Penultimate chapter of J.M. Coetzee 's novel '' Elizabeth Costello ''. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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