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        The Castle


        setting

        German village

        time

        1920s

        language

        German

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1926

        page count

        316

        difficulty

        Advanced

        main characters

        K., Frieda, Hans

        Rip's impressions

        first line

        It was late evening when K. arrived. The village lay deep in snow. There was nothing to be seen of Castle Mount, for mist and darkness surrounded it, and not the faintest glimmer of light showed where the great castle lay.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)

        literary tidbits

        Kafka died before finishing this novel.

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