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K, by Italian writer and publisher Roberto Calasso...maintains a deft balance between genres, mixing an elegant discussion of Kafka's work with a novelist's eye for detail

Los Angeles Times

A product of great love and deep immersion

Observer

An elegant writer, Calasso is particularly attuned to the strong erotic undercurrents in Kafka's writing and is suitably wary of finding any overarching philosophy.

New Yorker

Extraordinarily rich... Remarkable

Financial Times

Finely expressed, thoughtful readings... what strikes one most is their justice and tact

Independent

For those who aren't acquainted with Kafka, Calasso's book is a practical and exciting introduction. For those who are, it is an irresistible invitation to reread him and once more measure his greatness - this time with the sharp-eyed complicity of a brilliant investigator - Carlo Fruttero, Panorama

Offers exceptional insights: Calasso's reading of Kafka's diaries is inspired

Scotland on Sunday

Roberto Calasso's creative energy is active throughout. He claims to present Kafka's work as 'illuminated by its own light' and succeeds in a unique way. Many of his readers will feel compelled to reread Kafka.' Muriel Spark, TLS