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WBPSC Miscellaneous Preliminary 2019
Answer
Franz Kafka
Explanation
'The Trial' is a renowned philosophical and psychological novel written by the Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka. Although written between 1914 and 1915, it was published posthumously in 1925. The novel tells the story of Josef K., a man who is suddenly arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, without ever being informed of the nature of his crime.
Key Points
- > Franz Kafka was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist who wrote primarily in German.
- > One of his most famous novellas is 'The Metamorphosis', where a man wakes up as a giant insect.
- > Mark Twain is famous for 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.
- > James Joyce's masterpiece is the modernist novel 'Ulysses'.
- > Ernest Hemingway is a Nobel laureate famous for 'The Old Man and the Sea'.
Additional Information
Classic Books of World Literature & Authors
| Book Title | Author | Genre/Style |
|---|---|---|
| The Trial | Franz Kafka | Philosophical Fiction |
| The Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka | Absurdist Fiction |
| The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | Novella (Nobel Prize winner) |
| Ulysses | James Joyce | Modernist Novel |
| War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | Historical Novel |
Memory Tips
- Kafkaesque: A term derived from Kafka's style, describing situations that are surreal, illogical, and overly bureaucratic, exactly like the plot of 'The Trial'.