Ever felt trapped in a maze of rules you don't understand? In this episode, we venture into the surreal and unsettling world of Franz Kafka's masterpiece, The Trial. We follow the plight of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by an inaccessible authority for a crime he knows nothing about. We'll attempt to navigate this bureaucratic nightmare and even draw parallels to the existential absurdity in Albert Camus' The Stranger.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Kafka’s depiction of the court feels like an inescapable labyrinth and a waking nightmare.

• The compelling interpretation of the trial as a metaphor for internal guilt and self-judgment.
• How The Trial serves as both a sharp critique of bureaucracy and a stark reminder of the value of a just legal system.
• The key differences in the concept of absurdity between Kafka's world and that of Albert Camus.

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