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Reiner Stach

ライナー・シュタッハ

Rainā Shutattha

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951 (Rochlitz, East Germany)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin

Career

Occupations
Biographer, publicist, publisher
Active Years
1980-
Affiliations
S. Fischer Verlag
Influenced By
Franz Kafka, Hans Henny Jahnn

Education

Goethe University Frankfurt
Philosophy, literature, and mathematics
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: Germany
Dissertation: Kafkas erotischer Mythos. Eine ästhetische Konstruktion des Weiblichen (Kafka's erotic myth. An aesthetic construction of femininity)

Awards

Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis
2008
Work: Kafka – Die Jahre der Erkenntnis
Category: 特別賞
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kafka: The Decisive Years

2002 Biography

Biography of Franz Kafka covering the years 1910-1915.

Kafka's creative period

Kafka: The Years of Insight

2008 Biography

Biography of Franz Kafka's later years.

Kafka's insights

Kafka: The Early Years

2014 Biography

Biography of Franz Kafka's early years.

Kafka's early life

Bibliography

  • 100 Years of S. Fischer Verlag 1886–1986. A Brief History.
  • Kafka's Erotic Myth. An Aesthetic Construction of Femininity.
  • Kafka – The Decisive Years
  • Kafka – The Years of Insight
  • Kafka. The Early Years

Legacy

German biographer known for his definitive three-volume biography of Franz Kafka.