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The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth

Joseph Roth

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2003
  • Pages: 282
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.52in - 0.66in - 0.73lb
  • EAN: 9780393323795
  • Categories: Short Stories (single author)

About the Author

Roth, Joseph: - 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.
Hofmann, Michael: - 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. His translation of Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2024.

Praise for this book

Joseph Roth is one of the great writers of German of this century.-- "The Times [London]"