The conclusion of the great Kafka biography "The best that can be produced in this genre. Even a novel." - Imre Kertész. Following the resoundingly celebrated first two volumes of his Kafka biography, Reiner Stach completes his monumental work with Kafka's childhood and youth, studies, and early career years. The development of Kafka's linguistic talent, his educational experiences, the maturation of his sexuality, and not least his engagement with new technologies and media are the key milestones. Reiner Stach's Kafka biography is already regarded as an international standard work that has redefined the possibilities of literary biography. Once again, Reiner Stach offers a narratively rich and colorful panorama of the era, as well as a sensitive study of an extraordinary individual. The complete work: Kafka. The early years (1883 - 1910).