This novella, one of the most haunting things that Joseph Roth ever composed, was published in 1939, the year the author died. Like Andreas, the hero of the story, Roth drank himself to death in Paris, but this is not an autobiographical confession. Rather, it is a secular miracle-tale, in which the vagrant Andreas, after living under bridges, has a surprising run of good luck that changes his circumstances profoundly.
The novella is extraordinarily compressed, dry-eyed and witty, despite its melancholic subject matter.
| ISBN: | 9781847086198 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2022 |
| Author: | Roth, Joseph |
| Publisher: | Granta Publications |
| Format: | Ebook |
This novella, one of the most haunting things that Joseph Roth ever composed, was published in 1939, the year the author died. Like Andreas, the hero of the story, Roth drank himself to death in Paris, but this is not an autobiographical confession.
Legend of the Holy Drinker features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation
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Legend of the Holy Drinker was written by Roth, Joseph and published by Granta Publications
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