城堡(译文名著精选) (The Castle (selected translation masterpiece))

卡夫卡（1883—1924），奥地利小说家，生前鲜为人知，其作品也未受到重视，身后却文名鹊起，蜚声世界文坛，被称为"作家中之作家"。《城堡》是其最具特色、最重要的长篇小说。 土地测量员K受命赴某城上任，不料却受阻于城堡大门外，于是主人公K同城堡当局围绕能否进入城堡之事展开了持久烦琐的拉锯战。城堡就位于眼前的一座小山上，可它可望而不可即；它是那样冷漠、威严，像一头巨兽俯视着K；它代表了一个庞大的官僚机构，那儿等级森严，有数不尽的部门和数不尽的官吏，可又有数不尽的文书尘封在那里，长年累月无人过目，得不到处理。面对这座强大的城堡，K很无奈，直到最后也没有进入城堡，也没有见到城堡当权者。 小说自始至终笼罩着一种神秘的、梦魇般的气氛，寓意深刻，令人回味无穷。 (Kafka (1883-1924), an Austrian novelist, was rarely known to the public before his death. So were his works. After his death, he became famous and was regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. The Castle is his most characteristic and important long-length novel. A land surveyor named K came to a castle to assume his post summoned by the castle authorities. However, he was thwarted by the castle gate. Then the surveyor launched a seesaw battle around whether he can enter the castle or not. The castle is just located in front of a hill, but it cannot be reached. It is so cold and majestic, just like a beast overlooking K. It represents a giant bureaucracy, with hierarchical and numerous departments and officials, with countless papers left there without processing. K was helpless in front of the castle and he neither came into the castle nor met the governor in power. The novel was covered with a mysterious and nightmare atmosphere, with profound meanings and impressive aftertaste. )