The Radetzky March

By: Joseph Roth, Joachim Neugroschel - translator, Nadine Gordimer - introduction

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

The Radetzky March, Joseph Roth's classic saga of the privileged von Trotta family, encompasses the entire social fabric of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just before World War I. The author's greatest achievement, The Radetzky March is an unparalleled portrait of a civilization in decline, and as such a universal story for our times.

©1932 Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag; translation copyright 1995 by Joachim Neugroschel; introduction copyright 1991 by Nadine Gordimer (P)2019 Tantor

The vivid descriptions of places and states of mind of the characters.

The vivid descriptions of places and state of minds of characters. The very idea of being able to live their times

Outstanding

A really good novel! Excellent narrator! The dying of an epoch, that is what this book is about. Recommended.

Important for understanding Central Europe

the Austra-hungarian empire prior to the Great war is interesting in its own right and remains significant

A real beauty of a book

deeply rich text and a great story; ironic and satiric and tragic. sometimes the narration seemed flat and detached, and I wished he would have lingered on the language but I grew used to his style and it suited the tone of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliant historical novel

The storyline is incredible: poignant, funny, and tragic by turns, with all its elements in masterful balance. I preferred this novel to War and Peace. It covers similar themes (although a different military conflict, of course) without the overwriting and repetitive philosophizing.