It is 1908, and Max Brod is the rising star of Prague's literary world. Everything he desires-fame, respect, love - is finally within his reach. But when a rival appears on the scene, Max discovers how quickly he can lose everything he has worked so hard to attain. He knows that the newcomer, Franz Kafka, has the power to eclipse him for good, and he must decide to what lengths he will go to hold onto his success. But there is more to Franz than meets the eye, and Max, too, has secrets that are darker than even he knows, secrets that may in the end destroy both of them. Brod, Max, 1884-1968 -- Fiction. | Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Fiction. | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction. | Deception -- Fiction. | Authors -- Fiction. | Secrecy -- Fiction. | Competition (Psychology) -- Fiction. | Friendship -- Fiction. | Prague (Czech Republic) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. | Australian