“May God grant us all, all of us drinkers, such a good and easy death.” Chapter 1: A Chance Encounter Andreas Kartak, a homeless alcoholic, sleeps under the […]
German literature
Job
“And God took Job’s children, his cattle, his house, his health—but not his faith.” Chapter 1: Mendel Singer’s Life in Zuchnow The novel opens in the small Jewish […]
German literature
The Emperor’s Tomb
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” Chapter 1: The Early Years The novel opens with the protagonist, Franz Ferdinand Trotta, reflecting on his […]
German literature
Radetzky March
“The world was still in order.” — Joseph Roth, Radetzky March Part One: The Rise of the Trotta Family The novel opens with the Battle of Solferino in […]