ROTH, Joseph.
Job: The Story of a Simple Man.
New York: The Viking Press , 1931.
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First Edition of Joseph Roth's Job: The Story of a Simple Man; From the Library of Senator Clairborne Pell
First edition of this “pure, perfect retelling of the Book of Job" (Stefan Zweig). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of United States Senator Clairborne Pell with his bookplate to the front free endpaper, very good in a very good dust jacket. Translated by Dorothy Thompson. First editions are rare.
In this modern fable based on the biblical story of Job, Mendel Singer witnesses the collapse of his world, experiences unbearable suffering and loss, and ultimately gives up hope and curses God, only to be saved by a miraculous reversal of fortune.
Job: The Story of a Simple Man.
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