It is the pinnacle of a lifelong passion – through over fifty years of meticulous detective work, Hartmut Binder has helped shape our image of Franz Kafka. This new book by the elder statesman of Kafka studies pulls out all the stops. He reveals the colourful life and world of the Prague author across 1088 pages and with over 1500 illustrations. In his youth, the veteran scholar had the chance to meet Max Brod, and now he lays out the latest cutting-edge research while also offering a wealth of new and astonishing discoveries. Anyone who wants to get to know Kafka off the beaten track will find Binder’s magnificent tome an indispensable guide.