El castillo

Overview

Published originally in 1926 and left ambiguous even to the day of Kafka's death, El castillo represents the high point of his writing career. Throughout the book, Mr. K is subjected to the intricate labyrinths of power and conflict, where to be human is to be a slave to a system that will use and then ultimately reject him.

Author Biography

Franz Kafka was a highly influential writer who published three novels, a novella, and a great number of short stories. His peculiar writing style is often associated with the artistic philosophy of existentialism and expressionism.