Synopsis
Relates the story of Theodor Lohse, a man driven by contempt for Jews and Communists, as he goes underground to spread the influence of Hitler, and depicts the relationship of a boy and his father in 1920s Germany
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About the Author
Joseph Roth was born in 1894 in a small Galician town on the eastern borders of the Hapsburg Empire. After serving in the Austro-Hungarian army from 1916 to 1918, he worked as a journalist in Vienna and in Berlin. He died in Paris in 1939, leaving behind thirteen novels as well as many stories and essays.
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Hats off to the Overlook Press for producing this edition, which marks the U.S. debut of these 1920s novellas and perhaps may lead to a rediscovery of this much-deserving writer. Though Roth is little known here, during his life (1894-1939) he was among Europe's most popular authors. These novels are both portraits of European citizenry in the wake of World War I. Both protagonists (young Theodore Lohse in Spider's Web and old Zipper) imagine themselves to be men of the people. The Hitleresque Lohse strives through murder and deception to achieve political might but is really nothing more than a tool of the truly cunning; Zipper is a simple, unambitious soul who personifies a dying era. Roth's style and characters are stronger than his plots, but both of these pieces are written with an old-time finesse seldom seen today. Two Roths for the price of one is a deal that should not be missed. Recommended.
-Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
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