An exile in paris roth captured the essence of france in the 1920s and 1930s from the port town of marseille to the erotic hill country around avignon report from a parisian paradise superbly translated by michael hofmann paints the sepia tinted landscapes enchanting people and ruthless desperation of a country hurtling toward dissolution roths book is not only a paean to a european order that could no longer hold but also a miraculous and revelatory work of . Buy report from a parisian paradise essays from france 1925 1939 new edition by joseph roth michael hofmann isbn 9780393327168 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. By joseph roth michael hofmann data of the book report from a parisian paradise report from a parisian paradise essays from france 1925 1939 by joseph roth michael hofmann hardcover details united states isbn 978 0 393 05145 2 isbn 10 0 393 05145 5 w w norton co inc 2003 see also 2005 paperback report from a parisian paradise essays from france 1925 1939 . The invention of joseph roth in english is the work of poet and translator michael hofmann report from a parisian paradise is the tenth roth book we owe to hofmann to find a publisher willing to risk even one translation of an obscure figure who drank himself to death in paris in 1939 would already have been quite a feat. The resource report from a parisian paradise essays from france 1925 1939 joseph roth translated with an introduction by michael hofmann based on an original german selection by katharina ochse