He complains wherever he can, even directly to the Emperor but to no avail.

He notices that it has an account of his heroic deed but all massively exaggerated and wildly inaccurate. One day, Franz is examining his son’s reader. He marries the colonel’s daughter and they have a son, Franz. His deed, resulting in him being known as the Hero of Solferino, will stand not only him but his descendants in good stead.Īll goes well with his career. The Emperor is saved for another fifty-seven years, long outliving his rescuer, while Trotta is rewarded with promotion, a barony and a generous reward. Lieutenant Trotta is aware of the danger to his beloved monarch and tackles him to the ground as the bullet comes flying in, smashing Lieutenant Trotta in the shoulder. He made the mistake of coming to the front line with his binoculars to check on the enemy, making him a perfect target. Though he would live to the age of eighty-six, Emperor Franz Joseph I was an inexperienced twenty-nine at this battle. Solferino’s real claim to fame is that it is the last time monarchs lead their troops in person. The Austrians go on to lose but that it is not important for this story. Lieutenant Joseph Trotta is fighting for Emperor and country at the Battle of Solferino. It is with the third Trotta we meet that things start to take off. The first Trotta is a simple Slovenian peasant, His son becomes an army sergeant but, when he retires, he becomes a groundskeeper. We follow several generations of the Trotta family, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, i.e. It is generally considered to be Roth’s best. With four different English editions, you can tell that this is an important novel. Home » Austria » Joseph Roth » Radetzkymarsch (The Radetzky March) Joseph Roth: Radetzkymarsch (The Radetzky March)

The radetzky march by joseph roth