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The preeminent chronicler of the deterioration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Joseph Roth is an author drawn to disputed borders whose work brilliantly maps a region once again in turmoil.
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Prestige, epic, grave and meticulous.
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Joseph Roth
- First published
- 1932
- Pages
- 363
- Publisher
- Alianza Editorial, Overlook Press, Kiepenheuer& Witsch
- Editions
- 70
- Language
- German, French, und, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9789750717857
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About Joseph Roth · 1894–1939
Austrian novelist and journalist
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