Kafka research has been a continuously significant field of study for decades, and Gerhard Neumann is its most prominent representative. This book documents the results of his research, which has emerged from more than forty years of engagement with Franz Kafka's work. One of the most important works of world literature is explored in two ways: through readings that address both thematic and editorial contexts. The author, co-editor of the critical Kafka edition, argues both as a hermeneut and as an editor. This volume presents the results of a close reading of Kafka's work in a compendium-like manner, organized around thematic guiding concepts: Life - Writing - Anthropology - Art - Mediality.