Joseph Roth
Joseph Roth | |
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Roth in 1926 | |
| Born | Moses Joseph Roth 2 September 1894 |
| Died | 27 May 1939 (aged 44) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière de Thiais |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist |
| Language | German |
| Education | University of Lemberg University of Vienna |
| Period | Interwar period |
| Years active | 1920s–1939 |
| Notable works | Radetzky March, The Legend of the Holy Drinker |
| Spouse | Friederike (Friedl) Reichler |
| Partner | Irmgard Keun |
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Moses Joseph Roth (Austrian German: [roːt]; 2 September 1894 – 27 May 1939) was an Austrian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his novel of Jewish life Job (1930) and his seminal essay "Juden auf Wanderschaft" (1927; translated into English as The Wandering Jews), a fragmented account of the Jewish migrations from eastern to western Europe in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In the 21st century, publications in English of Radetzky March and of collections of his journalism from Berlin and Paris created a revival of interest in Roth.