The Emperor's Tomb

1938 novel by Joseph Roth
The Emperor's Tomb
AuthorJoseph Roth
Original titleDie Kapuzinergruft
TranslatorJohn Hoare
LanguageGerman
PublisherDe Gemeenschap
Publication date
1938
Publication placeNetherlands
Published in English
1984
Pages231

The Emperor's Tomb (German: Die Kapuzinergruft) is a 1938 novel by the Austrian writer Joseph Roth. The Overlook Press published an English translation by John Hoare in 1984.[1] The novel was adapted into the 1971 film Trotta directed by Johannes Schaaf.[2] New Directions Publishing Corporation published a new translation by Michael Hofmann in 2013.[3]

New German edition, based on the first print: Joseph Roth, Die Kapuzinergruft, ed. by Werner Bellmann, Reclam, Stuttgart 2013. [with detailed commentary and epilog]

See also

  • 1938 in literature
  • Austrian literature

References

  1. ^ Tonkin, Katharine (2008). Joseph Roth's March Into History: From the Early Novels to Radetzkymarsch and Die Kapuzinergruft. p. 204. ISBN 1-57113-389-5.
  2. ^ Nürnberger, Helmuth (1981). Joseph Roth (in German). p. 152. ISBN 3-499-50301-8.
  3. ^ Pudles, Daniel. "Darkness before dawn", The Guardian, 2 February 2013. Retrieved on 7 August 2016.

External links

  • The Emperor's Tomb at Projekt Gutenberg-DE (in German)
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