{"product_id":"the-castle-by-franz-kafka-9780241678916","title":"The Castle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, Kafka's last great, unfinished novel, hangs over the whole modern era like a nightmare. This edition includes a new introduction and notes by John Zilcosky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of K., an unwanted Land Surveyor who is never admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, yet cannot return home. As he faces the dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKafka began writing \u003cem\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/em\u003e in 1922, and while it was never completed, this last of his three great novels draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495764807916,"sku":"9780241678916","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/502703482274.jpg?v=1748484605","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-castle-by-franz-kafka-9780241678916","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}