Description
Joseph Roth's "Hotel Savoy" plunges readers into the turbulent aftermath of World War I, seen through the eyes of Gabriel Dan, an Austrian Jew returning home after three years as a prisoner of war in Siberia. As Gabriel navigates a fractured Europe, his journey leads him to the titular hotel, a microcosm of a society in flux. Within its walls, he encounters a cast of characters—the impoverished, the desperate, and the hopeful—each grappling with the profound dislocations of their time. Roth masterfully uses this setting to explore themes of displacement, survival, and the search for meaning amidst the ruins of empire, offering a poignant portrait of a continent and its people struggling to rebuild.
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paperback
Abrams
Published Oct 28, 2003
100 pages
ISBN: 9781590209585
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First Published
1924
Language
deu
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