{"product_id":"the-trial-by-franz-kafka-2","title":"The Trial by Franz Kafka","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"[ lg:columns-2 lg:gap-gutter-lg ]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-wysiwyg lg:c-wysiwyg--tight-spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 6 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral. This is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Kafka's major novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by Idris Parry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback, clothbound \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 6 Aug 2026, Penguin Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241820483\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 272 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57472567607678,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241820483.jpg?v=1779879317","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-trial-by-franz-kafka-2","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}