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The Trial
by Franz Kafka (1918)
★3.85(616 ratings)
Byzantine and claustrophobic novel of a man arrested by the secret police and charged with an unspecified crime. Unable to defend himself and disorientated by the legal process at work around him the man soon becomes apathetic and acquiescent, accepting his eventual sentence as inevitable.
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky (200)
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Similar to 'The Trial', it delves into the psychological turmoil of a protagonist facing severe consequences.
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka (1922)
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From the same author as 'The Trial', it shares a similar atmosphere of bureaucratic absurdity and alienation.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey (1962)
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Like 'The Trial', this explores themes of oppressive authority and the struggle for individual freedom.
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Shares Kafka's signature style of 'The Trial' in its exploration of alienation and the bizarre.
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