Joseph Roth

Austrian novelist and journalist (1894–1939)

  • Fame56.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Austria rank#225
Source-basedStable
  • Fame56.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Austria rank#225
  • Wikipedia19.9K
Lived 1894–1939, aged 45Austria
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    50 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Austria
    #225
    Writers
  • Era
    1894–1939
    Aged 45
  • Known for
    Veronica 2030
    1999
Summary
Updated 2026-07-15

Roth chronicled the crumbling of empires and the displacement of peoples — his *Radetzky March* traces the Austro-Hungarian collapse through three generations, while his essays mapped the westward drift of Jews after revolution and war.

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Moses Joseph Roth was born 2 September 1894 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and worked as a journalist and novelist. In 1927 he published "Juden auf Wanderschaft," a fragmented account of Jewish migrations from east to west following World War I and the Russian Revolution. His novel *Job* appeared in 1930, depicting Jewish life, then *Radetzky March* in 1932 — a family saga spanning the empire's decline and fall. He died 27 May 1939. The 21st century saw English publications of his Berlin and Paris journalism revive attention to his work.

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Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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