Anthony Heilbut

Anthony Heilbut’s books include Exiled in Paradise and Thomas Mann: Eros and Literature. In June Knopf will publish The Fan Who Knew Too Much, which includes an essay on Joseph Roth, “The Emperor of Ambivalence.”

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A Writer With Perfect Pitch

The great Austrian-Jewish writer Joseph Roth’s letters reveal him to be an urgent, necessary prophet, says Anthony Heilbut.

Anthony Heilbut | Published Feb 10, 2012