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The Story of a Simple Man
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A taut fable and one of Roth's most acclaimed novels, which follows pious and god-fearing Job from the ghettos of Tsarist Russia to the unforgiving streets of New York.
A taut fable and one of Roth's most acclaimed novels, which follows pious and god-fearing Job from the ghettos of Tsarist Russia to the unforgiving streets of New York.
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Many years ago there lived in Zuchnow, in Russia, a man named Mendel Signer. He was pious, God-fearing and ordinary, an entirely commonplace Jew...
So Roth begins his novel about the loss of faith and the experience of suffering. His modern Job goes through his trials in the ghettos of Tsarist Russia and on the unforgiving streets of New York.
Mendel Singer loses his family, falls terribly ill and is badly abused. He needs a miracle...
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Joseph Roth's Job is celebrated as a profound work of early 20th-century literature, praised for its tender storytelling and philosophical depth. The novel is known for its captivating translation and Roth's ability to convey deep historical and human insights with remarkable conciseness and simplicity. Critics herald it as one of Roth's most perfect works and acknowledge his exceptional skill in prose.
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ISBN: 9781783788491
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Contributors:
- Translated by Dorothy Thompson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 173g
Pages: 224
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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