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joseph roth: a cosmopolitan who left his homeland and yearned for his homeland

2024-09-06

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[ roth never considered germany and austria his home. he lived in paris and found a new girlfriend after his wife was hospitalized. even though he was old and poor, he was polite and well-dressed, showing his desire to maintain a sense of order in chaos. the world was disintegrating, and ethnic groups were hostile to each other or allied for interests. roth resisted the disintegration with writing. he held a glass of strong liquor in one hand and wrote with the other. after work, he did not forget to leave a considerable tip on the table. ]

the russian-ukrainian conflict has dragged on until now, as expected. in the first few months, in places that had nothing to do with the war, people would still talk about the causes of the war, and would talk about justice and morality and argue about them. now, the most in-depth related topics seem to be case studies on drone tactics in war, which are used to look forward to the future of war.

in western ukraine, near the historic city of lviv, there is a small town called brody, with a population of only 20,000 to 30,000. it is relatively safe because it is far away from the capital and the battlefield. even though it is like other ukrainian cities, the number of soldiers' graves is increasing quietly. 130 years ago, in 1894, brody still belonged to the austro-hungarian empire. a large area of ​​the city was inhabited by jews. on september 2 of that year, a jewish boy was born here. later, when he grew up to be a famous journalist, he wrote a short observation about his little-known hometown:

"this small town is located in the middle of a large plain. there are no mountains, forests, or rivers around it. it is located on an open land. the edge of the city is full of country houses, and then after the transition to houses, streets begin to appear. one street runs north-south, and the other runs east-west. the intersection of the two streets is the market square. the outermost terminus of the north-south street is the train station. every day a passenger train arrives, and every day a passenger train departs..."