Joseph Roth Collection 1897-1995

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Joseph Roth Collection 1897-1995

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Joseph Roth was one of the most prominent Austrian writers of the first half of the 20thcentury. Particularly his novels and newspaper essays gained him the respect of contemporary critics. Joseph Roth's papers at the Leo BaeckInstitute Archives consist of handwritten and typewritten manuscripts of novels, novellas, short stories, and essays, including mostly completemanuscripts of his works (The Ballad of the Hundred Days), (The Bust of the Emperor), and his 'Trozki' novel (The Silent Prophet). JosephRoth's journalistic work is also well represented. There are a few personal items and over one hundred photographs of Joseph Roth and his wifeFriederike. The Joseph Roth collection also contains correspondence with family and publishers, clippings about Joseph Roth, and reviews of hiswork. The addenda mostly consist of invitations to conferences and exhibitions, and scholarly articles on Joseph Roth's work and life. Die Hundert Tage Büste desKaisers Der stumme Prophet

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Roth, Friederike, 1948-....

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Roth, Joseph

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Joseph Roth was born in Brody in Galicia, then part of the Habsburg Monarchy, now Ukraine, on September 26, 1894 in the family of Maria (Miriam) Roth née Grübel and Nahum Roth. He attended Baron-Hirsch Jewish public school and the German grammar school ( Kronprinz-Rudolf-Gymnasium ) in Brody from 1905 to 1913. After graduation, he started German studies and philosophy at the University of Lemberg (Lwów, now L'viv, Ukraine), but after one semester he transferred to the University of ...