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Roth, Joseph, 1894–1939.
Joseph Roth : a life in letters / translated and edited
by Michael Hofmann. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-06064-5 (hardcover)
1. Roth, Joseph, 1894–1939—Correspondence.
2. Authors, Austrian—20th century—Biography.
I. Hofmann, Michael, 1957 Aug. 25– II. Title.
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1. Quoted in David Bronsen, Joseph Roth: Eine Biographie (Cologne, 1974), p. 47.
1. Related in David Bronsen, Joseph Roth: Eine Biographie (Cologne, 1974), p. 471.
2. Translated from Bronsen, Joseph Roth, where it is quoted on p. 557.