by Joseph Roth · Editorial Anagrama S.A.U. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433922373
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The Legend of the Holy Drinker, written by Joseph Roth, tells the story of Andreas Kartak, a clochard of Ukrainian origin living in Paris. One night, a stranger offers him two hundred francs on the condition that he return them to Saint Therese of Lisieux in the church of Sainte Marie des Batignolles. From that moment on, Andreas's life becomes a constant attempt to fulfill his promise, while being tempted by distractions and unexpected reunions. This work, published posthumously, is considered a literary testament of the author, exploring themes such as redemption, faith, and human fragility in a context of uprooting and alcoholism.
Moses Joseph Roth was a Austro-Hungarian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his novel of Jewish life Job (1930) and his seminal essay "Juden auf Wanderschaft", a fragmented account of the Jewish migrations from eastern to western Europe in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution. In the 21st century, publications in English of Radetzky March and of collections of his journalism from Berlin and Paris created a revival of interest in Roth.
