#2 Von Trotta Family

The Emperor's Tomb

Joseph Roth
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A continuation of the saga of the von Trotta family from The Radetzky March, The Emperor's Tomb is a powerful and moving look at a decaying society, its journey through War, and its devastating aftermath, and the story of the erosion of one man's desperate faith in the virtues of a simple life.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionGerman LiteratureClassics20th CenturyNovelsLiteratureWarGermanyHistorical
128 Pages

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