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The Trial, stands as one of the most influential and haunting novels of the 20th century. Kafka left the story unfinished, and the novel’s enigmatic nature and open-ended conclusion have sparked decades of scholarly debate. Widely acclaimed by critics, The Trial continues to rivet readers with its prophetic portrayal of totalitarian systems and nightmare scenarios.
Featured Article: The top 100 classics of all time
Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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The Metamorphosis
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug....”
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Written in 1915
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The Metamorphosis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-27-11
- Language: English
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The Castle
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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K. is a land surveyor who arrives in a remote village with the hope of securing a position working for the mysterious Castle that looms over the settlement.
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The Castle
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-27-25
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
- The Brothers Karamazov, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Call of the Wild, The Castle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Middlemarch, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights, & More
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and others
- Length: 272 hrs and 9 mins
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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.
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Amazing Collection
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume One: 15 Novels from Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolstoy, Melville, Brontë, & More
- The Brothers Karamazov, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Call of the Wild, The Castle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Middlemarch, War and Peace, Wuthering Heights, & More
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, Jason Isaacs, Lucy Scott, Robert G. Slade, Daniel Weyman, Jonathan Keeble, full cast
- Length: 272 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 02-24-25
- Language: English
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The Trial
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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If Max Brod had obeyed Franz Kafka's dying request, Kafka's unpublished manuscripts would have been burned, unread....
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We are all the straw that breaks a camel's back
- By Dan Harlow on 10-14-13
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The Trial
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-01-05
- Language: English
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The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka. Novellas and Stories
- The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, Jackals and Arabs, Hunger Artist, a Country Doctor and Others
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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"The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka. Novellas and Stories" brings together a selection of extraordinary works by Franz Kafka, one of the most...
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The Classic Collection of Franz Kafka. Novellas and Stories
- The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, Jackals and Arabs, Hunger Artist, a Country Doctor and Others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 02-21-25
- Language: English
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Existentialism - Philosophical and Literary Works
- Notes from Underground. Fear and Trembling. Ecce Homo. The Metamorphosis and Others
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, Shawna Wolf
- Length: 27 hrs and 59 mins
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"Existentialism: Philosophical and Literary Works" is a compelling anthology that delves into the realm of existentialist thought, exploring the profound...
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Existentialism - Philosophical and Literary Works
- Notes from Underground. Fear and Trembling. Ecce Homo. The Metamorphosis and Others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Mark Bowen, Shawna Wolf
- Length: 27 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-19-25
- Language: English
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50+ Great Novellas and Short Stories. Vol. 1
- Selections from Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hemingway, Bradbury, Christie and Many More
- By: O. Henry, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Katherine Mansfield, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David J Miles, Joe Phoenix
- Length: 42 hrs and 33 mins
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This collection is a compilation of novels and short stories by some of the greatest masters of fiction literature. The collection includes works ...
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50+ Great Novellas and Short Stories. Vol. 1
- Selections from Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Tolstoy, Joyce, Hemingway, Bradbury, Christie and Many More
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David J Miles, Joe Phoenix
- Length: 42 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 02-15-25
- Language: English
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Die Verwandlung
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Martin May
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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"Die Verwandlung" gehört zu den wenigen Werken, die noch zu Kafkas Lebzeiten veröffentlicht wurden.
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Das ist eine Lektion.
- By Gisela Moreira ortt on 04-20-23
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Die Verwandlung
- Narrated by: Martin May
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 07-12-07
- Language: German
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness....
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Great assortment of stories
- By Himanshu Modi on 08-20-18
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 12-16-11
- Language: English
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Metamorphosis
- A BBC Radio 4 Reading
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Abridged
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads the enduring classic of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a large, monstrous insect-like creature....
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Disappointed
- By Jonas Jones on 03-05-19
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Metamorphosis
- A BBC Radio 4 Reading
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-04-18
- Language: English
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The Trial [Alpha DVD]
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Josef K. is an ordinary man who is arrested on his 30th birthday. He is prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, yet the nature of his crime is never revealed to him....
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Dick Hill's narration makes it special!
- By Wayne on 05-29-20
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The Trial [Alpha DVD]
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 07-22-10
- Language: English
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The Metamorphosis
- A New Translation by Susan Bernofsky
- By: Franz Kafka, Susan Bernofsky - translator
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Victor Bevine, Christa Lewis
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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In her new translation of Kafka's masterpiece, Susan Bernofsky strives to capture both the humor and the humanity in this macabre tale....
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Mysterious and beautiful
- By Tad Davis on 05-02-15
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The Metamorphosis
- A New Translation by Susan Bernofsky
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Victor Bevine, Christa Lewis
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 08-20-14
- Language: English
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The Castle
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned....
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Obscure, enigmatic, and not for everyone
- By John on 02-08-06
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The Castle
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 06-17-04
- Language: English
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The Trial
- By: Franz Kafka, Mike Mitchell - translator
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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A man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. Faced with this ambiguous but threatening situation, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure....
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kind of boring
- By Amazon Customer on 04-02-21
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The Trial
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-16-12
- Language: English
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The Metamorphosis
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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New translation of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Poor Gregor Samsa! This guy wakes up one morning to discover that he's become a "monstrous vermin". The first...
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The Metamorphosis
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-20-23
- Language: English
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25+ the World's Greatest Short Stories. Vol. 2
- Roger Malvin's Burial, Notes from the Underground, the Mark on the Wall, Heart of Darkness and Other
- By: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and others
- Narrated by: Kenneth Eliot, David Miles, Peter Coates, and others
- Length: 39 hrs and 31 mins
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Contents: Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders In The Rue Morgue Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes From The Underground ...
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Poor quality recordings and horrible narration
- By Louis on 03-03-25
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25+ the World's Greatest Short Stories. Vol. 2
- Roger Malvin's Burial, Notes from the Underground, the Mark on the Wall, Heart of Darkness and Other
- Narrated by: Kenneth Eliot, David Miles, Peter Coates, John Broun, Trevor O'Harre, Richard Williams, Cari Hughes, Joshua Szatmari, Joanne Thompson, Mark Bowen
- Series: 25+ the World's Greatest Short Stories, Book 2
- Length: 39 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 11-21-24
- Language: English
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Short Classics Collection
- A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Call of the Wild, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Metamorphosis, and More
- By: Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Jack London, and others
- Narrated by: John York
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
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Inside this delightful collection, you'll uncover seven tales from literary legends whose work shaped the world of writing....
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Began listening with reservation...
- By G. Eggleston on 04-30-20
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Short Classics Collection
- A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Call of the Wild, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Metamorphosis, and More
- Narrated by: John York
- Series: Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-29-20
- Language: English
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Der Prozess
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Erich Räuker
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Als Josef K. eines Morgens aufwacht wird er überraschend verhaftet. Von einer mysteriösen Behörde soll ihm der Prozess gemacht werden...
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Der Prozess
- Narrated by: Erich Räuker
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 01-29-09
- Language: German
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In the Penal Colony
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Peter Yearsley
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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"In the Penal Colony" is a short story by Franz Kafka set in an unnamed penal colony. It describes the last use of an elaborate torture and execution device that carves the sentence....
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a bit confusing, but not for Kafka fans
- By joseph Gonzalez on 08-06-18
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In the Penal Colony
- Narrated by: Peter Yearsley
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-27-16
- Language: English
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Short Stories About Suicide
- By: Guy de Maupassant, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Franz Kafka, and others
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch. But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives....
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A deep listen
- By Anonymous User on 08-31-24
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Short Stories About Suicide
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Laurel Lefkow, Mark Rice-Oxley
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-22-23
- Language: English
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