{"product_id":"endless-flight-the-life-of-joseph-roth-9781783785117","title":"Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mercurial, self-mythologizing novelist and journalist Joseph Roth, author of the 20th-century masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Radetzky March\u003c\/i\u003e, was the finest observer and chronicler of his age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndless Flight\u003c\/i\u003e travels with Roth from his childhood in the town of Brody on the eastern edge of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to an unsettled life spent roaming Europe between the wars, including spells in Vienna, Paris and Berlin. His decline mirrored the collapse of civilized Europe: in his last peripatetic decade, he opposed Nazism in exile from Germany, his wife succumbed to schizophrenia and he died an alcoholic on the eve of WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the role of Roth's absent father in his imaginings, his attitude to his Jewishness and his restless search for home, Keiron Pim's gripping account of Roth's chaotic life speaks powerfully to us in our era of uncertainty, refugee crises and rising ethno-nationalism. Published as Roth's works rapidly gain new readers and recognition, \u003ci\u003eEndless Flight\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a visceral yet sensitive portrait of his quest for belonging, and a riveting understanding of the brilliance and beauty of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeiron Pim \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eJumpin' Jack Flash: David Litvinoff and the Rock'n'Roll Underworld\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and shortlisted in the Wales Book of the Year Awards' category for Creative Non-Fiction. He has written articles for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside his writing, Pim works as a proofreader, an editor and a mentor to aspiring non-fiction authors. He lives in Norwich, England, with his wife and three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623051170066,"sku":"9781783785117","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_211b8212-b82c-47f3-a083-d5b519d9c928.jpg?v=1732589977","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/endless-flight-the-life-of-joseph-roth-9781783785117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}