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The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth

by Joseph Roth

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This collection contains all of Roth's shorter fiction; some seventeen stories, novellas and never completed fragments. Roth’s writing is inspired and frequently arresting (for which some credit should go to the translator, Michael Hoffman.) Roth was a close observer of both social relations and the individual human heart, an uncommon combination. The sense of longing and loss is especially pervasive. Roth was also prophetic; foreseeing in these works a time when a failed art student would sail the dark tide of fatuous nationalism to a destination even darker than the meat grinder of WWI.

Many of the pieces are five star triumphs: April, Strawberries, The Bust of the Emperor, The Leviathan and, probably, The Triumph of Beauty and Stationmaster Fallmerayer, as well. Others are good but not exceptional, especially among the earlier stories. One or two of the fragments are interesting, but it is apparent why he left off in the instance of all of them except Strawberries. ( )
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 039332379X, Paperback)

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.

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"The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth are collected in English for the first time. These seventeenth stories and novellas, perhaps more than any other work of fiction of Roth (1894-1939), echo the intensity of his greatest novel, The Radetzky March. Spanning Roth's entire career, and including several stories that have only recently come to light in Germany, this collection is a display of Roth's range and virtuosity."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)

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W.W. Norton

Two editions of this book were published by W.W. Norton.

Editions: 039332379X, 0393043207

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