Tag: bureaucracy

Fiction

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

“Little Dorrit” by Charles Dickens is a novel that follows the life of Amy Dorrit, a young woman imprisoned with her family in Marshalsea debtors’ prison.

Fiction

The Castle by Franz Kafka

“The Castle” by Franz Kafka is a surreal and existential novel about a land surveyor named K. who struggles to gain access to a mysterious castle and find his place in a bureaucratic and absurd world.

Fiction

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a satirical novel set during World War II, following the experiences of a US Army Air Forces bombardier named Yossarian, who struggles with the absurdity and contradictory logic of military bureaucracy.

Fiction

The Trial by Franz Kafka

“The Trial” by Franz Kafka follows the protagonist Josef K. as he is arrested and put on trial for a crime that is never revealed, exploring themes of guilt and absurdity.