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The Collected Stories Of Joseph Roth
Joseph Roth
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Description for The Collected Stories Of Joseph Roth
Paperback. The Collected Stories, in its variety and force, is the essential introduction to the fiction of Joseph Roth. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Appearing in English for the first time, The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth includes seventeen novellas and stories that echo the intensity and achievement of his greatest novel, The Radetzky March. Spanning the entire range of Roth's brief life (1894-1939) and showcasing the breadth of his literary powers, this collection features many stories just recently discovered. Roth's novellas and short stories will rank with Chekhov's as among the greatest of modern literature.
Appearing in English for the first time, The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth includes seventeen novellas and stories that echo the intensity and achievement of his greatest novel, The Radetzky March. Spanning the entire range of Roth's brief life (1894-1939) and showcasing the breadth of his literary powers, this collection features many stories just recently discovered. Roth's novellas and short stories will rank with Chekhov's as among the greatest of modern literature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393323795
SKU
V9780393323795
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About Joseph Roth
Joseph Roth (1894-1939) was the great elegist of the cosmopolitan culture that flourished in the dying days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He published several books and articles before his untimely death at the age of 44. Roth’s writing has been admired by J. M. Coetzee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Elie Wiesel, and Nadine Gordimer, among many others. The award-winning translator Michael Hofmann has also translated works by Jenny Erpenbeck, Gert Hofmann, Franz Kafka, Heinrich von Kleist, and Joseph Roth for New Directions.
Reviews for The Collected Stories Of Joseph Roth
"Joseph Roth is one of the great writers of German of this century."
The Times [London]
The Times [London]