The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Legend of the Holy Drinker
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AuthorJoseph Roth
Original titleDie Legende vom heiligen Trinker
TranslatorMichael Hofmann
CountryNetherlands
LanguageGerman
PublisherAllert de Lange Verlag
Publication date
1939
Published in English
1989
Pages108

The Legend of the Holy Drinker (German: Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker) is a 1939 novella by Austrian writer Joseph Roth, published posthumously by Allert de Lange Verlag in Amsterdam. It tells the story of a homeless alcoholic, Andreas, who wants to return money he has borrowed, but fails because he spends all of his money on alcohol.


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