The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth (B'Nai B'Rith Jewish Heritage Classics) - Couverture souple

Roth, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 039332379X ISBN 13 : 9780393323795

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

Synopsis

The Collected Stories, in its variety and force, is the essential introduction to the fiction of 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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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. His translation of Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2024.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 039332379X
• ISBN 13: 9780393323795
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 282
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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