"America Was God's Country, New York the City of Miracles".
This article offers a close reading of Job: The Story of a Simple Man (1930) by Joseph Roth, delving into the novel's intricate engagement with political and spatial concerns intertwined with the diverse possibilities for "modern redemption" confronted by Jews in the early twentieth century. Through...
| Publicado en: | Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 1 - 44 |
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Purdue University Press
2026
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