The Trial (German: Der Process) is a novel by Franz Kafka about a character named Josef K., who awakens one morning and, for reasons never revealed, is arrested and prosecuted for an unspecified crime. According to Kafka's friend Max Brod, the author never finished the novel and wrote in his will that it was to be destroyed. After his death, Brod went against Kafka's wishes and edited The Trial into what he felt was a coherent novel and had it published in 1925.
The Trial” is indeed one of the most challenging books ever written. It contains profound philosophical themes, although they can be quite elusive. Personally, I don’t hold a definitive opinion on this book either. However, I found the ninth chapter particularly intriguing. In that chapter, the priest shares a story about a doorkeeper and a person who desires to enter but lacks the courage to do so.
While some interpret “The Trial” as a critique of bureaucracy, I believe it delves deeper into our existence. It suggests that we often seek external guidance, yet ultimately, we are our own guides in life.
He's not very pleasant personally, I grant you, his manners are terrible and he's dirty, but as far as the trial's concerned he's quite immaculate.' I said immaculate, but I was deliberately exaggerating.