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What I Saw
Reports From Berlin 1920-33
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What I Saw
A classic of reportage: Roth's compassionate, incisive account of Berlin in the 1920s, chronicling the moral bankruptcy of the Jazz Age and the rising threat of fascism.
A classic of reportage: Roth's compassionate, incisive account of Berlin in the 1920s, chronicling the moral bankruptcy of the Jazz Age and the rising threat of fascism.
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In 1920, Joseph Roth, the most renowned German correspondent of his age, arrived in Berlin, the capital of the Weimar Republic. He produced a series of impressionistic and political writings that influenced an entire generation of writers, including Thomas Mann and the young Christopher Isherwood.
Roth, like no other German writer of his time, ventured beyond Berlin's official veneer to the heart of the city, chronicling the lives of its forgotten inhabitants – the Jewish immigrants, the criminals, the bathhouse denizens, and the nameless dead who filled the morgues.
Warning early on of the threat posed by the Nazis, Roth evoked a landscape of moral bankruptcy and debauched beauty, creating in the process an unforgettable portrait of a city.
What I Saw captures the raw and vibrant soul of Berlin during an era of immense change, offering readers a profound insight into a tumultuous period that foreshadowed the darkness to come.
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What I Saw by Joseph Roth is praised for its brilliant and timeless prose, offering keen insights into the Weimar Republic's vibrant and chaotic Berlin. Critics admire Roth's ability to capture the city's modernity and atmosphere with lyric irony and rage, making the book a necessary addition to any literary collection. His reportage, hailed for its compact and poetic style, showcases the power of detailed observation, blending history with the elegance of storytelling.
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ISBN: 9781783788484
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Contributors:
- Translated by Michael Hofmann
- Translated by Michael Hofmann
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 162g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
JOSEPH ROTH (1894-1939) was a prolific journalist and novelist. One of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, his work traces the decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the rising fascist threat in Europe. On Hitler's assumption of power, he was obliged to leave Germany for Paris, where he died in poverty a few years later. His books include What I Saw, Job, The White Cities, The String of Pearls and The Radetzky March, all published by Granta Books.
MICHAEL HOFMANN is the highly acclaimed translator of Joseph Roth, Franz Kafka, Hans Fallada, Bertolt Brecht, and many more. A poet and essayist, he also teaches at the University of Florida.
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