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Trapped in the Trial

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Jörg Luyken
Mar 28, 2022
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Dear Reader,

I’m sure you know the story.

Josef K. suddenly finds himself being put on trial although he remains in the dark as to what exactly he is accused of. His lawyer tells him that he can either seek to delay the trial for as long as possible, or he can go for a provisional acquittal, a state of affairs which means that he could be re-arrested at …

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