Mirela Roncevic Recommends The Trial
Mirela Roncevic -- Library Journal, 12/12/2008 8:23:00 AM
Recommendation: The Trial by Franz Kafka for its timeless portrayal of the absurdity of the society we live in 
and all that prevents it from changing for the better. At a time when corporate America is ravaged by greed, panic, and a never-enough mentality, office worker Joseph K.’s anguish over being punished—and executed—“without having done anything wrong” will speak to those with a sense for justice that would put most lawyers on this planet to shame (if they cared).
Ideal recipient: Anyone who appreciates bare-bones writing that doesn’t age with time; anyone who has been laid off from a job for reasons other than not being good at it; and anyone who has ever used the word Kafkaesque without really knowing what it meant or visited Kafka’s house in Prague (a major tourist attraction) because it was the cool 
thing to do.
Book Tie-in: Nicholas Murray’s masterful 2004 biography of the writer (a 2004 LJ best book)
Nonbook Tie-in: Orson Welles’s 1962 movie version starring Anthony Perkins
