{"product_id":"is-that-kafka-reiner-stach-9780811221238","title":"Is That Kafka?: 99 Finds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the course of compiling his highly acclaimed three-volume biography of Kafka, while foraying to libraries and archives from Prague to Israel, Reiner Stach made one astounding discovery after another: unexpected photographs, inconsistencies in handwritten texts, excerpts from letters, and testimonies from Kafka's contemporaries that shed surprising light on his personality and his writing. \u003cem\u003eIs that Kafka?\u003c\/em\u003e presents the crystal granules of the real Kafka: he couldn't lie, but he tried to cheat on his high-school exams; bitten by the fitness fad, he avidly followed the regime of a Danish exercise guru; he drew beautifully; he loved beer; he read biographies voraciously; he made the most beautiful presents, especially for children; odd things made him cry or made him furious; he adored slapstick. Every discovery by Stach turns on its head the stereotypical version of the tortured neurotic--and as each one chips away at the monolithic dark Kafka, the keynote, of all things, becomes laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFor Is that Kafka?\u003c\/em\u003e Stach has assembled 99 of his most exciting discoveries, culling the choicest, most entertaining bits, and adding his knowledge-able commentaries. Illustrated with dozens of previously unknown images, this volume is a singular literary pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reiner Stach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811221237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811221238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d","brand":"Reiner Stach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598252896511,"sku":"9780811221238","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c18e618d-4f8a-4776-bb35-f15289b5dd9e.jpg?v=1702381460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-that-kafka-reiner-stach-9780811221238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}