Kafka (Franz) Vor dem Gesetz
£325
Berlin, Schocken verlag, 1934.
First edition. 8vo. Original boards with printed title label to spine and upper cover.
This short parable, later embedded in The Trial, depicts a man seeking entry to the Law. A gatekeeper bars him, telling him he can try to enter later; the man waits his entire life until death, never realising that the gate was meant solely for him…
In stock
Minor foxing; slight rubbing, otherwise very good.
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