{"product_id":"the-castle-introduction-by-irving-howe-9780679417354","title":"The Castle: Introduction by Irving Howe","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century: Arriving in a village to take up the position of land surveyor for the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the villagers and the Castle officials block his efforts at every turn, K.'s consuming quest-quite possibly a self-imposed one-to penetrate the inaccessible heart of the Castle and take its measure is repeatedly frustrated. Kafka once suggested that the would-be surveyor in \u003ci\u003eThe Castle \u003c\/i\u003eis driven by a wish \"to get clear about ultimate things,\" an unrealizable desire that provided the driving force behind all of Kafka's dazzlingly uncanny fictions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679417354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.28w x 1.16d","brand":"Franz Kafka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916959781045,"sku":"9780679417354","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ad035225-d82d-48c2-8b24-480146cfac46.jpg?v=1687274455","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-castle-introduction-by-irving-howe-9780679417354","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}