{"product_id":"rebellion","title":"Rebellion","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Joseph Roth\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Michael Hofmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRebellion \u003c\/em\u003eis reminiscent of Chekhov in its uncluttered, melancholy simplicity, while its sense of the larger, crushing incomprehensibility of things echoes Roth's older contemporary, Frank Kafka.”—\u003ci\u003eRichard Bernstein, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Roth's fictional world is one of terrifying uncertainty and instability, eerily mirroring his own [life]. His is considered by many to be one of the most important Jewish voices in German literature written between the two wars.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRebellion \u003c\/em\u003eputs the last piece of the Roth puzzle in place, leaving readers the gratifying task of exploring the manifold dimensions of this marvelous writer.”—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Joseph Roth, an allegorical yet decidedly modern novelist, comes this story of postwar disillusion, the limits of faith, and \"personal fate as governed by the blind, casual workings of a machine controlled by no one and for which no one is responsible\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Andreas Pum returns from World War I, he has lost a leg but gained a medal. But unlike his fellow sufferers, Pum maintains his unswerving faith in God, Government, and Authority. Ironically, after a dispute, Pum is imprisoned as a rebel, and all that he believed in is now thrown into upheaval. Moving along at a breakneck clip, \u003cem\u003eRebellion\u003c\/em\u003e captures the cynicism and upheavals of a postwar society. Its jazz-like cadences mix with social commentary to create a wise parable about justice and society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003ePicador, 2000\u003cbr\u003eOriginally Published in 1924\u003cbr\u003e5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780312263836 \u003cbr\u003eFiction, Social Commentary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":332598409,"sku":"9780312263836","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Roth_Rebellion.jpg?v=1634921342","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/rebellion","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}