The Trial
Lindsey Phillip Dew
What does an LDS lawyer and Bishop do when he is appointed by the court to defend a criminal he knows is guilty of murder, especially when he knows his defense may result in an acquittal? John Lindsey is the young attorney faced with this dilemma. The Trial is the spellbinding novel about a man who is forced to weigh his duty to God against his duty to country and who must chart a course that will satisfy both.
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“This question of yours, Sir, about my being a house painter — or rather, not a question, you simply made a statement — is typical of the whole character of this trial that is being foisted on me. You may object that it is not a trial at all; you are quite right, for it is only a trial if I recognize it as such. But for the moment I do recognize it, on grounds of compassion, as it were. One can't regard it except with compassion, if one is to regard it at all. I do not say that your procedure is contemptible, but I should like to present that epithet to you for your private consumption.”
The Trial • Franz Kafka
“Variant translation: Your question, Mr. Examining Magistrate, as to whether I am a house-painter — although you did not ask a question at all, you made a statement — typifies exactly the kind of proceedings that are being instituted against me.”
The Trial • Franz Kafka