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'One of the greatest European novelists of the century' Sunday Times Andreas is an alcoholic and a vagrant who lives under a bridge. Downtrodden, submerged at the bottom of society, he lives a fortuitous life - dictated by happenstance and the whims of others - until a run of exceptionally good luck lifts him, briefly, onto a different plane of existence. First published after Roth's death in 1939, The Legend of the Holy Drinker is haunting and melancholic, yet filled with empathy. A secular miracle-tale, it is an unforgettable testament to Roth's lucidity and compassion.

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A short, boozy, perfectly cut gem of a story... Translated and introduced by that legend of a holy writer Michael Hofmann, it's funny and remarkable -- Stuart Hammond * Dazed and Confused *
The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a tale of patience rewarded... a dreamy Parisian Catholic setting, destitution softened by fairy tale * Times Literary Supplement *
Poignant -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
This is a little book of sublime simplicity... magically told * Daily Express *
One of the greatest European novelists of the century * Sunday Times *

The Legend Of The Holy Drinker

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    A Paperback / softback by Joseph Roth, Frans Masereel, Michael Hofmann

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      Publisher Granta Books
      Published 7 April 2022
      ISBN-13 9781783788460
      978-1783788460
      ISBN-10 1783788461
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      Classics Books by Joseph Roth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'One of the greatest European novelists of the century' Sunday Times Andreas is an alcoholic and a vagrant who lives under a bridge. Downtrodden, submerged at the bottom of society, he lives a fortuitous life - dictated by happenstance and the whims of others - until a run of exceptionally good luck lifts him, briefly, onto a different plane of existence. First published after Roth's death in 1939, The Legend of the Holy Drinker is haunting and melancholic, yet filled with empathy. A secular miracle-tale, it is an unforgettable testament to Roth's lucidity and compassion.

      Trade Review
      A short, boozy, perfectly cut gem of a story... Translated and introduced by that legend of a holy writer Michael Hofmann, it's funny and remarkable -- Stuart Hammond * Dazed and Confused *
      The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a tale of patience rewarded... a dreamy Parisian Catholic setting, destitution softened by fairy tale * Times Literary Supplement *
      Poignant -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
      This is a little book of sublime simplicity... magically told * Daily Express *
      One of the greatest European novelists of the century * Sunday Times *

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