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Where the World War Began

Joseph Roth

Translated by Michael Hofmann

  The World War began in Sarajevo, on a balmy summer afternoon in 1914. It...

Joseph Roth

Joseph Roth's novels include What I Saw, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, The Emperor's Tomb and The Radetzky March.

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Translated by Michael Hofmann

Michael Hofmann is a poet and German translator. His most recent collection of poems is One Lark, One Horse. He is a Granta contributing editor.

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