David Zane Mairowitz Books

This book, helping us to see beyond the cliche 'Kafkaesque', is illustrated by legendary underground artist Robert Crumb.

The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.

Retells the classic story of a murderer and the psychological punishment he endures before he finally comes to trial, in graphic novel format.

A gripping work of psychological horror, this novel explores the chaos of bureaucracy through the story of Josef K., who is arrested one morning without any wrongdoing. Released but required to report to court regularly, he finds himself trapped in a maddening cycle where nothing is resolved. As his uncertainty deepens, his personal life—his job at a bank and relationships with his landlady and a neighbor—grows increasingly unpredictable. In his quest for control, K. inadvertently accelerates his own downward spiral. The narrative maintains a pervasive atmosphere of unease, delving into themes of terror, absurdity, and the futility of human existence. Franz Kafka, a Czech-born German-speaking writer, published little during his lifetime and requested that his unpublished works be destroyed after his death. However, these manuscripts have become some of the most influential literature of the twentieth century. Kafka's other notable works include The Castle and Amerika. This thought-provoking novel has been described as a prophetic anticipation of modern bureaucracy's insanity and the rise of totalitarianism, offering everything yet confirming nothing.

Adaptace Chantal Montellierová a David Mairowitz. Proces, slavný Kafkův román skvěle adaptovaný do komiksové podoby, je ponurým příběhem prokuristy Josefa K., kterému v den jeho třicátých narozenin vniknou do bytu dva neznámí muži a zatknou ho pro neznámé provinění. Ze začátku pokládá celou věc za nedorozumění, ale postupně poznává zkorumpovanost a nepostižitelnost soudu, jehož případy uzavírá pouze smrt obžalovaného. Kafkův portrét byrokratického soukolí, které drtí životy svých občanů, je dnes bohužel stejně aktuální jako v době svého zrodu. Jednomu nakonec nezbývá než smířit s poměry. Hlavně nevzbudit pozornost! Držet jazyk za zuby, i kdyby to člověku bylo hodně proti srsti! Pochopit, že ten velký soudní organismus setrvává věčně ve stavu pružné rovnováhy.