Kafka The Trial Inspired T-Shirt, Kafkaesque Bureaucracy Tee, Dark Academia Literary Gift, Absurdist Book Lover Shirt

Guilty of nothing. Arrested anyway. 🗝️

Franz Kafka's The Trial (1925) opens with a man arrested for no reason, and nobody ever explains why. This tee brings that feeling to a classic cotton shirt: a thorn-wreathed corridor of identical doors, stacked files and a giant keyhole at the end of the hall, with the line set in a distressed serif beneath it. Made for readers of the absurd and the Kafkaesque.

WHY YOU'LL WANT IT

• A back-print tee for book lovers, literature students, law and philosophy nerds, and anyone who has ever been lost in paperwork
• Classic soft cotton that works every day
• A great gift for birthdays, graduations and bookish friends

DETAILS

• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester
• Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170–180 g/m²)
• Open-end yarn, tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico

SIZING
Unisex classic fit. Check the size chart before ordering.

DISCLAIMERS

• Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
• Dark color speckles throughout the fabric are expected for the color Natural.

PRODUCTION & CARE
Made to order and printed on demand, just for you, which means less waste and no overstock. Please allow extra time for production before shipping.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Iron inside out on low heat, never directly on the print. Colors may vary slightly from your screen.

Design inspired by ideas about bureaucracy and the absurd. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any author or estate.

Age restrictions: For adults
EU Warranty: 2 years