The country alluded to in Kafka's Trial had secret laws and secret one-sided courts and secret charges.

Doesn't sound so far from reality now.

I think we need a new word. Kafkaean, because Kafkaesque to me implies "IS LIKE Kafka's nightmares" when I really want to describe it as "IS Kafka's nightmares".

It's funny because when you were in high school and you thought the books you read wouldn't ever apply to life, but now that they do, the thoughts scare the crap outta me.

Great example of this in literature!

If they knew, they couldn't tell you (being secret and all.)

The funniest thing is: however, ignorance of the law does not exempt from obeying it. :-)