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The Emperor's Tomb

By Joseph Roth
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In The Emperor's Tomb, Joseph Roth paints a vivid portrait of a family’s disintegration during the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Through the eyes of protagonist Franz Ferdinand Trotta, the novel explores themes of decline, nostalgia, and the search for identity in a changing world. Trotta's journey takes him from pre-war society's fading grandeur to the shadows of post-war life, capturing the poignant transition from old world certainties to modern uncertainties.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy narratives that capture the melancholy of a decaying empire and the interwar period's societal shifts. Roth's elegant prose immerses readers in the life of an aristocrat navigating the upheavals and uncertainties of a changing Austria, making it a poignant read for those fascinated by historical and existential themes.

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The Emperor's Tomb

A companion piece to Roth's masterpiece, The Radetzky March: an aching novel reckoning with the legacy of war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the rise of the Nazi party.

A companion piece to Roth's masterpiece, The Radetzky March: an aching novel reckoning with the legacy of war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the rise of the Nazi party.

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The Emperor's Tomb is a magically evocative, haunting elegy to the vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and to the passing of time and the loss of youth and friends. Prophetic and regretful, intuitive and exact, Roth's acclaimed novel is the tale of one man's struggle to come to terms with the uncongenial society of post-First World War Vienna and the first intimations of Nazi barbarities.

Roth is a master of sharp scene-shaping and storytelling... wonderful - A.S. Byatt

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The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth is lauded as an emotionally potent and urgent lamentation, capturing profound love and sorrow. Reviewers praise Roth’s mastery in scene-shaping and storytelling, noting the translation by Michael Hofmann enhances Roth's status as a literary genius. The novel's vivid prose is commended for handling themes of time and regret with exceptional finesse. Overall, Roth's work is described as a remarkable fusion of poetic brevity and philosophical weight, offering an evocative insight into European history and personal dislocation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783788507

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

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 151g

Pages: 208

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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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