Die Kafka-Biographie in drei Bänden

Reiner Stach's award-winning biography of Franz Kafka provides a narratively rich and colorful panorama of the life of the Prague writer, while also offering a sensitive study of an extraordinary person and artist. The three-volume biography, which took a total of eighteen years to complete, spans Kafka's life from "The Early Years" through "The Years of Recognition" to the concluding volume "The Years of Decisions," and is already regarded as an international standard work that has redefined the possibilities of literary biography. Stach's Kafka biography is the masterpiece of a dedicated scholar who, without vanity, narrates with meticulous observations and a light, flowing tone. It represents the best that can be achieved in this genre. It's almost like a novel.