{"product_id":"the-trial-9789377302078","title":"The Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Penguin Select Print\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Select Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e“You do not need to accept everything as true, you only have to accept it as necessary.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone must have been telling lies about Josef K., for without having done anything wrong, he was arrested one morning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThus begins a haunting descent into a world where logic dissolves and authority remains faceless. Josef K. finds himself accused of a crime that is never explained, trapped within a labyrinthine legal system that offers no clarity, only endless corridors of doubt and humiliation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he struggles to defend himself, the question shifts from innocence to identity. What does it mean to be guilty in a world where the rules are unknown? Is the true prison external―or does it lie within the quiet fears and compromises we carry inside?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Trial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a chilling portrayal of veiled structure of society, it reflects on the alienation and the silent anxiety of existence; especially today. Lingering like a shadow, this novel compels the reader to confront the absurdities of bureaucracy―a reminder of how control over our own lives is an illusion gifted by the modern world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Select Print","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086143205527,"sku":"9789377302078","price":130.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789377302078.webp?v=1785305087","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-trial-9789377302078","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}