Examining the mind of a revolutionary and the impersonality of ideology, The Silent Prophet is Roth's self-described Trotsky novel--written around 1928 but never published in the author's lifetime. Based on his own observations during an extended stay in Moscow in the winter of 1926, The Silent Prophet is Roth's vivid attempt to explain the Russian Revolution and its betrayal by exposing the personal motivations of its leaders. The illegitimate and rootless Friedrich Kargan--the Trotsky figure--goes compulsorily but willingly into exile in Siberia after openly defying the coldly amoral Savelli--the novel's Stalin figure. Written at the height of speculation about Trotsky's fate, The Silent Prophet is a brilliant portrayal of revolutionary idealism-turned- cynicism.
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Hardback Editions
July 1980 : Hardback
| Title: The Silent Prophet Author(s): Joseph Roth ISBN: 0-87951-110-9 / 978-0-87951-110-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Overlook Hardcover Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1980 : Hardback
| Title: The Silent Prophet Author(s): Joseph Roth ISBN: 9997611624 / 9789997611628 Publisher: Viking Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1979 : Hardback
| Title: The Silent Prophet Author(s): Joseph Roth, David Le Vay ISBN: 0-7206-0536-9 / 978-0-7206-0536-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1966 : Hardback
| Title: The Silent Prophet Author(s): Joseph [1894-1939] Roth Publisher: The Overlook Press c1966, 1979 Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Silent Prophet (Works of Joseph Roth) Author(s): Joseph Roth ISBN: 1-58567-421-4 / 9781585674213 (USA edition) Publisher: Overlook TP Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Silent Prophet (Peter Owen Modern Classic) Author(s): Joseph Roth ISBN: 0-7206-1135-0 / 978-0-7206-1135-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Peter Owen Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1990 : Paperback
| Title: The Silent Prophet Author(s): Joseph Roth ISBN: 0-87951-384-5 / 978-0-87951-384-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Overlook Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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