The protagonist of this novel dies (*) "like a dog" shortly after hearing that parable, titled "Before the Law."
This novel's protagonist is harassed by three girls, after which he gets advice from the court painter Titorelli, from whom he buys several identical manuscripts. This novel's protagonist meets Rudi Block, who has been under the control of the nurse Leni and the attorney Huld for five years. In this novel, a priest tells the protagonist the parable of a man who spent all his money and his whole life bribing a gatekeeper, who continually put him off with the phrase "but not now." That parable which appears in this novel ends with the man's death without passing through the gate, even though he is told the gate was made only for him. The protagonist of this novel dies (*) "like a dog" shortly after hearing that parable, titled "Before the Law." For 10 points, name this novel about Joseph K, who is placed into an inscrutable legal process, written by Franz Kafka.
This novel's protagonist is harassed by three girls, after which he gets advice from the court painter Titorelli, from whom he buys several identical manuscripts.
The Trial [or Der Process] 