The majority of the letters in the volume are addressed to Max Brod.

It also appears in Dearest Father and The Sons.

The letters to Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauer are collected in respective volumes.

Both German and English editions of the book include a selection from the slips of paper Kafka used to communicate during the last few weeks of his life, when he was advised not to speak.

Letters to Family, Friends, and Editors.