Tante Jolesch or the Decline of the West in Anecdotes (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, And Thought. Translation Series)

By Friedrich Torberg

Already a much loved classic in Austria, "Tante Jolesch or the Decline of the West in Anecdotes" is Friedrich Torberg's tribute to the Jewish coffee-house world that flourished in Vienna in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157241149X
• ISBN13: 9781572411494
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Ariadne Pr
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Austrian classic now in English

A charming and serious book by a Viennese-American journalist. Praised by Clive James in Cultural Amnesia (2007) and now available in English from Ariadne Press.

austrian soul

If you want to understand Austria and our souls read this book.