5/22/2023 0 Comments The radetzky march book![]() Michael Hofmann's dazzling translations have secured a place for Roth, that peerless celebrant and satirist of the dying Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the affections of an army of Anglophone readers - Boyd Tonkin * Independent *Ī heartfelt evocation of an Empire in which he discernedvirtues that outweighed all the burdens of a mindless officialdom. Roth weds epic sweep and scope to irony, pathos and keen wit, sustained across glorious set-pieces. If you have yet to experience Roth, begin here, and then read everything * Irish Times * The Radetzky March is a dark, disturbing novel of eccentric beauty. I re-read this book every two or three years, captivated anew by its low-key melancholia and its wry take on the human predicament - William Boyd * Mail on Sunday * ![]() I can't recommend it highly enough - Jeremy Paxman Timeless, humane, tragic - Philippe Sandsįor sheer, epic sweep, I love reading The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth, set in imperial Vienna. One of the greatest novels ever written, Joseph Roth tells us who we are, and what we might yet become. ![]()
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