{"product_id":"9780720614879","title":"Perlefter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available for the first time in English, this important addition to the Roth canon is rich in irony and exemplary of Roth's keen powers of social and political observation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel fragment that was discovered among Joseph Roth's papers decades after his death, this book chronicles the life and times of Alexander Perlefter, the well-to-do Austrian urbanite with whom his relative, a small-town narrator, Naphthali Kroj, has come to live after becoming orphaned. The colorful cast of characters includes Perlefter's four children: foolish Alfred, with his predilection for sleeping with servant girls and widows and boasting of the venereal diseases he contracts; the hapless Karoline, whose interest in math and physics and employment at a scientific institute seem to repel serious suitors; the flamboyant Julie, a sweet, pale, and anemic girl who likes any man who is inclined toward marriage; and the beautiful and flighty Margarete, besotted with a professor of history. Written circa 1928-30, Perlefter represents Joseph Roth at the very peak of his literary powers—it was penned just after the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e and just before his masterpieces\u003ci\u003e Job\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Radetzky March\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Owen, Peter Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028686094576,"sku":"9780720614879","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780720614879_p0.jpg?v=1763625809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780720614879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}