{"product_id":"the-trial-9780241820483","title":"The Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003eKafka's chilling and darkly entertaining exploration of life's absurdity, now in Penguin Clothbound Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis - an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life - including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door - becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Kafka's major novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by Idris Parry. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Franz Kafka\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Aug 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Franz Kafka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320978022778,"sku":"9780241820483","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241820483.jpg?v=1790668003","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-trial-9780241820483","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}