The Castle

Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him' Vladimir NabokovThe story of K. K.'s isolation and perplexity, his begging for the approval of elusive and anonymous powers, epitomises Kafka's vision of twentieth-century alienation and anxiety.

Poeti precum Rilke sau romancieri precum Thomas Mann sunt pitici sau sfinti de ipsos in comparatie cu el." Vladimir Nabokov Povestea izolarii si nedumeririi lui KK, cersia lui pentru aprobarea puterilor evazive si anonime, personifica viziunea lui Kafka despre alienarea si anxietatea secolului al XX-lea. .