Author: Reiner Stach
Reiner Stach, born in 1951 in Rochlitz (Saxony), worked after studying philosophy, literary studies, and mathematics, followed by a doctorate, initially as a scientific editor and publisher of non-fiction books. In 1987, his monograph "Kafka's Erotic Myth" was published. In 1999, Stach curated the exhibition "Kafka's Bride," where he presented the estate of Felice Bauer, which he had discovered in the USA. The first two volumes of his highly acclaimed three-part Kafka biography were published in 2002 and 2008. In 2008, Reiner Stach was awarded the special prize of the Heimito von Doderer Literature Prize for "Kafka: The Years of Insight." For his outstanding overall work in the field of literary biography, he received the Joseph Breitbach Prize in 2016. Literary Awards: 2003 Cultural Promotion Prize of the Osnabrück Land Regional Association, 2008 Special Prize of the Heimito von Doderer Literature Prize, 2016 Joseph Breitbach Prize.