The Spider's Web: And Zipper and His Father - Hardcover

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Hats off to the Overlook Press for producing this edition, which marks the U.S. debut of these 1920s novellas and perhaps may lead to a rediscovery of this much-deserving writer. Though Roth is little known here, during his life (1894-1939) he was among Europe's most popular authors. These novels are both portraits of European citizenry in the wake of World War I. Both protagonists (young Theodore Lohse in Spider's Web and old Zipper) imagine themselves to be men of the people. The Hitleresque Lohse strives through murder and deception to achieve political might but is really nothing more than a tool of the truly cunning; Zipper is a simple, unambitious soul who personifies a dying era. Roth's style and characters are stronger than his plots, but both of these pieces are written with an old-time finesse seldom seen today. Two Roths for the price of one is a deal that should not be missed. Recommended.
-Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
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