Joseph Roth
Austrian novelist and journalist who was one of the most important writers of the interwar period. The Radetzky March is a masterpiece of elegiac fiction mourning the decline of the Habsburg Empire.
Works
- The Radetzky MarchDecline of Austro-Hungarian military family through generations
- JobBiblical tale of Eastern European Jew's tragic quest for belonging
- The Legend of the Holy DrinkerNovella of destitute man finding unexpected grace and redemption
- RebellionNovel of Austro-Hungarian officer's struggle against imperial authority
- The Emperor's TombNovel following old emperor in dying empire after World War I