Joseph Roth
Radetzkymarsch: Neuausgabe von Noah Ritter vom Rande
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The preeminent chronicler of the deterioration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Joseph Roth is an author drawn to disputed borders whose work brilliantly maps a region once again in turmoil. With the cultural rediscovery of Mitteleuropa, Roth's territory - geographical and spiritual - is sharply back in focus.
The Radetzky March, first published in 1932, is Joseph Roth's greatest literary achievement, a novel of world literary rank. Spanning three generations of the Trotta family and set in the waning days of the Hapsburg Empire, the novel unfolds with marvelous subtlety to reveal its splendidly modern ironies.
One event sets the novel in motion: as Captain Joseph Trotta, a Slovenian infantryman, saves the Emperor Franz Joseph from a bullet, Trotta's act, with the inexorable power of destiny, determines the lives of the succeeding sons of the Trotta family until, generations later, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the elder Trotta's heroic act lose their mythical power over those held in their thrall.
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2 primary books#1 in Von Trotta Family
Von Trotta Family is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1932 with contributions by Joseph Roth.
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Un magnifico romanzo poetico e decadente sulla fine di un'epoca, quella degli Asburgo. Una scrittura deliziosa e lieve. 8
It was a march indeed. One through military life and all its inadequacies (Carl Joseph drank miserably in the military but did not even need a cup in his civilian life) arguing that the military as an institution is devoid of anything good; the Kaiser was saved thanks to the military but to what end? Even the Kaiser recognised that war is a sin! Why must people acknowledge their sins on their deathbed when they can contemplate on it while alive? The march also shows the futility of pointless relationships with women already married; Old Trotta was instructed to avoid women and his life was all the better, Carl Joseph did not listen and he ruined the life of two people. This march shows us the beauty in an emotional father and son relationship that only came about due to mistakes in the son's life. Why can't people just think life through before acting on their impulses?
