Joseph the banker has led nothing short of a respectable life. This, until the day that he's suddenly and inexplicably arrested then forced to defend himself against a charge, which he remains uninformed of. The Trial is a crafty parable that runs rampant on the excesses of modern bureaucracy, likening it to totalitarianism. Joseph plays the symbolic victim of this system that is, in many ways, of his own doing. Franz Kafka wrote this existential tale back in 1914, but to this day it resonates with a chilling truth that knocks hard on the door of fear and isolation. | The Trial by Franz Kafka, Paperback | Indigo Chapters