The Castle
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The Castle opens with relentless uncertainty as Franz Kafka drops the reader into a snowbound village ruled by an invisible authority. The novel follows K., a land surveyor who arrives believing he has been summoned, only to collide immediately with opaque rules, endless intermediaries, and a power structure that never clarifies itself. From the first pages, the story asserts control through confusion, forcing both K. and the reader to navigate a system that resists explanation and denies resolution.
Description
Kafka structures the novel around K.’s attempts to gain access to the Castle and validate his role, yet every effort generates new obstacles rather than progress. Bureaucrats speak in riddles, messengers contradict one another, and official procedures stretch into absurd rituals. The village operates as an extension of the Castle’s authority, and even private relationships become entangled in administrative logic, erasing any clear boundary between personal life and institutional power.
As the narrative advances, K.’s persistence sharpens the novel’s tension rather than resolving it. Each apparent breakthrough collapses into further ambiguity, revealing a system that sustains itself through delay and miscommunication. The Castle never needs to act directly; its dominance flows through rumor, paperwork, and social pressure. Kafka drives the story forward not through plot resolution, but through the accumulation of frustration, exposing how authority maintains power by remaining unreachable.
Numbered eBooks: 199
Number of Unique Covers: 41
Number of 1:1 Covers: 7
The Castle
10 Unique Designs
x 7 Numbered eBooks
= 70 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 129 - 198
(35.18% of Supply)
The Surveyor
9 Unique Designs
x 6 Numbered eBooks
= 54 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 75 - 128
(27.14% of Supply)
The Stagnation of Winter
8 Unique Designs
x 5 Numbered eBooks
= 40 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 35 - 74
(20.10% of Supply)
The Messengers
7 Unique Designs
x 4 Numbered eBooks
= 28 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 7 - 34
(14.07% of Supply)
The Barmaid
6 Unique Designs
x 1 Numbered eBooks
= 6 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 1 - 6
(3.02% of Supply)
The Bureaucracy of Life
1 Unique Designs
x 1 Numbered eBooks
= 1 NFT eBooks
eBook Numbers 0 - 0
(0.50% of Supply)
Details
Publisher : Book.io
First Publication Date : 1926
Author : Franz Kafka
Word Count : 160,000
Format : DEA (Decentralized Encrypted Asset)
Read On : Book.io eReader dApp
Cover Art : Includes 4K hi-resolution book cover
Cardano Policy ID : 3bcfca860e85743bf74c03117efce786635d05ae3369dded957959f9
Author Info
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His works are often recognized for their exploration of existential themes, with a focus on isolation, guilt, and absurdity. Kafka's writing style, blending surrealism and a stark, detached narrative, contributed to his lasting impact on modern literature.
Kafka's most notable works include The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle. His life was marked by a deep sense of insecurity, which permeated his … Read More
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