The Trial
Josef K. is arrested one morning on an unknown charge and pulled into an endless court he can never leave.
2,318-word summary · 10 min read
absurd + classics
4 books tagged both “absurd” and “classics”.
Catch-22
Yossarian tries to survive Pianosa bombing runs while the catch traps him.
3,764-word summary · 17 min read
The Metamorphosis
Gregor Samsa wakes as an insect, cannot go to work, and watches his family shift from shock to cold relief.
2,295-word summary · 10 min read
The Stranger
Meursault buries his mother, kills a man on an Algiers beach, and faces trial for seeming to feel nothing.
2,417-word summary · 11 min read