The novel begins with a famous and jarring sentence: "Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., for without having done anything wrong, he was arrested one morning". Josef K., a respectable bank officer, wakes up on his 30th birthday to find two strange men in his bedroom informing him he is under arrest.
: He seeks aid from a useless lawyer named Huld and an enigmatic court painter named Titorelli. Franz Kafka – The Trial
: In a cathedral, a priest tells him the story "Before the Law"—an allegory about a man who waits his entire life at a door meant only for him, but never gains entry because he never simply tries to walk through. The novel begins with a famous and jarring
While bleak, the story offers profound insights into navigating our own world: : In a cathedral, a priest tells him
: He finds court offices in the dusty attics of tenement buildings.