Collected shorter fiction of Joseph Roth / translated by Michael Hofmann

Roth, Joseph; Hofmann, Michael (1957-), translator

ISBN 10: 1862075387 / ISBN 13: 9781862075382

Published by London : Granta, 2001

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 p. ; 20cm. Notes; Translated from the German. Summary; Appearing in English for the first time, Roth's novellas and short stories are considered by some to rank with Chekhov's and Kafka's as among the greatest of the 20th century. Each of these short works conjures characters and an entire world with breathtaking concision. This book is further evidence of Roth's genius as a tragic story teller. Subjects; Roth, Joseph. Roth, Joseph 1894-1939 Translations into English. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms ; Modern fiction. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General. FICTION / General. Genre; Short story. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected shorter fiction of Joseph Roth / translated by Michael Hofmann
• Publisher: London : Granta
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862075387
• ISBN 13: 9781862075382
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

An artist responding to the madness of inter-war Europe with unsentimental humanism, Joseph Roth covers subjects such as violence, hatred, racism and personal loss.

About the Author

Joseph Roth's (1894-1939) books include The Legend of the Holy Drinker, The Wandering Jews, The Emperor's Tomb, The String of Pearls and The Radetzky March. Michael Hofmann is a poet. As a translator his work includes Kafka's The Man who Disappeared (Amerika). He has also translated Joseph Roth's The Legend of the Holy Drinker, Right and Left and The String of Pearls.