{"product_id":"rebellion-introduction-by-carolin-duttlinger-hardcover","title":"Rebellion: Introduction by Carolin Duttlinger - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarolin Duttlinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only edition in print of the classic book at the center of Hugo Hamilton's highly anticipated novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pages\u003c\/i\u003e Joseph Roth's 1924 tale of a one-legged street musician defying his fate in postwar Vienna.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndreas Pum, having lost his leg in World War I, is rewarded with a medal and a permit to support himself by playing a barrel organ in the streets of Vienna. At first the simpleminded veteran is entirely satisfied with his lot, and he even finds a voluptuous widow to marry. But then a public quarrel with a respectable citizen on a tram propels Andreas's life into a rapid downward trajectory. As he loses his beggar's permit, his new wife, and even his freedom, he is provoked into finally rejecting his blind faith in the benevolence of the powers that govern his life. Joseph Roth's remarkable novel deploys the haunting atmosphere and propulsive power of a dream to convey the bewilderment of an ordinary man as his world falls apart around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSEPH ROTH (1894-1939) was an Austrian novelist, essayist, journalist, and publisher. An outspoken critic of Hitler and militarism, he moved to Paris in 1933. Roth's novels include \u003ci\u003eWhat I Saw, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, Right and Left, The Emperor's Tomb, The String of Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Radetzky March, \u003c\/i\u003e an ironic portrait of the decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that is considered to be his masterpiece. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Michael Hofmann is a German-born poet who writes in English. He has translated the works of Brecht, Kafka, Fallada, and Roth, and teaches at the University of Florida in Gainesville. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE INTRODUCER: Carolin Duttlinger is a professor of German at Oxford University, specializing in German literature, culture, and film. She is co-director of the Oxford Kafka Research Centre.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767460167968,"sku":"9780593534120","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/290c7f976f622c119b6fba60304778df.webp?v=1780311567","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rebellion-introduction-by-carolin-duttlinger-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}