Folio Archives 429: The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth 2015
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The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth 2015
The 50 year period before the beginning of World War I was a time of decline for the Austro-Hungarian empire. This story concerns three generations of the Trotta family beginning with the Battle of Solferino. Kaiser Franz Joseph lead the Austrians and Emperor Napoleon III lead the French. In the midst of the battle Franz Joseph approaches the front lines and Lieutenant Trotta takes a bullet in the back that was meant for the emperor and he becomes known as the Hero of Solferino.
Lieutenant Trotta’s son is not a military man but does end up in a role of District Captain due to his position of a Baron, a designation that had been consigned upon the first Trotta by the Kaiser. His life is so consistently the same every day that even the most minor deviation causes great trepidation, but he becomes lost to gambling.
Then there is the third generation but to say any more than that the book begins with an act of heroism and ends with another act of heroism would spoil the story. It is a wonderful book of historic fiction that captures the era perfectly.
The 352 page book is introduced by William Boyd and is translated by Michael Hofman. It has a frontispiece and eight colour illustrations by Tim Laing and is bound in bright red buckram, the cover being blocked in gold and black with a design by Tim Laing. The endpapers are plain red and the black slipcase measures 23.5x17.1cm.
Page from prospectus. Price in Australian Dollars.
Both sides of enclosed bookmark.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
The 50 year period before the beginning of World War I was a time of decline for the Austro-Hungarian empire. This story concerns three generations of the Trotta family beginning with the Battle of Solferino. Kaiser Franz Joseph lead the Austrians and Emperor Napoleon III lead the French. In the midst of the battle Franz Joseph approaches the front lines and Lieutenant Trotta takes a bullet in the back that was meant for the emperor and he becomes known as the Hero of Solferino.
Lieutenant Trotta’s son is not a military man but does end up in a role of District Captain due to his position of a Baron, a designation that had been consigned upon the first Trotta by the Kaiser. His life is so consistently the same every day that even the most minor deviation causes great trepidation, but he becomes lost to gambling.
Then there is the third generation but to say any more than that the book begins with an act of heroism and ends with another act of heroism would spoil the story. It is a wonderful book of historic fiction that captures the era perfectly.
The 352 page book is introduced by William Boyd and is translated by Michael Hofman. It has a frontispiece and eight colour illustrations by Tim Laing and is bound in bright red buckram, the cover being blocked in gold and black with a design by Tim Laing. The endpapers are plain red and the black slipcase measures 23.5x17.1cm.
Page from prospectus. Price in Australian Dollars.
Both sides of enclosed bookmark.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
2Thwack
A beautiful book, even better in hand! I also find this translation to be better than others I've read.
3Macumbeira
Great book and a lovely edition.
Txs for bringing this up.
Txs for bringing this up.
