The Castle (in Ukrainian)

At the center of the novel, as in almost all Kafka’s works, are the secretive, incomprehensible, and illogical relations between a person and the world, the system, authority, and other people. The protagonist, finding himself in a foreign environment, tries to come to an understanding with those on whom his fate now depends. However, these efforts require unjustified sacrifices: to give up one’s dignity and sincere feelings. The hero’s story echoes the vicissitudes of the author’s own fate and tragically conveys the loneliness and helplessness of a person in their struggle against cruelty and the absurdity of life.