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PSA: "Der Process", English "The Trial", is old enough so you can read it for free on the internet, e.g. on Project Gutenberg:

https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/7849

It's a really entertaining read.

And yes, it perfectly matches this situation - right in the very first sentence already.

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For German users who are blocked from Project Gutenberg, here is the original text (in German) http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Kafka,+Franz/Romane/Der+Proz...

Why is PG blocked in Germany?

> As a result of a German lawsuit, Project Gutenberg has blocked Germany from viewing the Gutenberg web site.

Oh...

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180306/03423339363/proje...

Note that apparently there's a late-ish ‘restoration’ that seems to correct some of Max Brod's editing decisions so that the plot is more straightforward, if that can be said of the novel. Literally the chapters' proper order is unknown.

I listened to the audiobook of that (read by Geoffrey Howard), and while the reading itself is fine, you'll want to avoid the editors' preface because it gives out some plot points and the ending. (PSA: if you make audiobooks, don't put editors' or critics' opinions anywhere before the end, even in ‘footnotes’. Only clarifying notes for unfamiliar terms.)

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