The Trial (1925)
0.4609Canon Score · ranked #9 all time
Aggregated from 10 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
The Trial (German: Der Prozess) is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best-known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by an inaccessible authority, with the nature of the crime of which he is accused revealed neither to him nor to the reader. Some similarities between The Trial and Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment an
Why it ranks #9
Every list on which The Trial appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #3 / 100 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #36 / 100 |
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #46 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #69 / 500 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |