Vortrag und Gespräch mit Kafka-Biograph Reiner Stach: Kafkas Aktualität. Unser Klassiker im 21. Jahrhundert

June 25, 2026 / 7 p.m. / City Library

Jewish Week 2026

Reiner Stach is THE Kafka expert, his three-volume biography of Kafka is internationally recognized as the standard.

Reiner Stach was born in Rochlitz (Saxony) in 1951. After studying philosophy, literature and mathematics and completing his doctorate, he initially worked as a scientific editor and publisher of non-fiction books. His monograph 'Kafka's Erotic Myth' was published in 1987. In 1999, Stach designed the exhibition 'Kafka's Bride', in which he presented the estate of Felice Bauer, which he had discovered in the USA. The first two volumes of the highly acclaimed three-part biography of Kafka were published in 2002 and 2008. In 2008, Reiner Stach was awarded the special prize for the Heimito von Doderer Literature Prize for 'Kafka: The Years of Knowledge'. In 2016, he was awarded the Joseph Breitbach Prize for his outstanding body of work in the field of literary biography.

Admission: 10,- / 7,- EUR ǀ Event organized by the Literaturhaus Leipzig in cooperation with the Leipzig Municipal Libraries ǀ Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig

Discounts are available for disabled persons and their accompanying person (only if listed on the disability card), unemployed persons, schoolchildren and students (up to 35) as well as holders of the Leipzig Pass or an honorary pass, in each case only on presentation of the card).