Discover books similar to "The Radetzky March"

Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

A young engineer named Hans Castorp visits his cousin on a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. As he stays there longer than intended, he gets drawn into the strange, isolated world of the sanatorium, which is both a place of healing and a place of dying. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, examines the decline of the old European order and the rise of modernity through the lens of a single character's experiences.

Thomas Mann

Buddenbrooks

This novel follows the fortunes of the Buddenbrook family, a wealthy and respected Hanseatic family, over the course of several generations. As the family's wealth and status decline, the individual members must come to terms with their own mortality and the changing world around them. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, is a multi-generational family saga that explores the themes of decline, decay, and the passage of time.

Franz Kafka

The Trial

The Trial tells the story of Josef K., a man who is arrested and prosecuted by a mysterious and all-powerful authority for an unspecified crime. As he tries to defend himself, he becomes increasingly trapped in a Kafkaesque bureaucracy that seems designed to ensure his guilt. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of power, authority, and the individual's place in a rapidly changing world.

Franz Kafka

The Castle

The Castle is the story of K., a land surveyor who is summoned to a castle to begin his new job, but upon his arrival, he finds himself caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare. The castle officials are elusive and unhelpful, and K. becomes increasingly isolated and desperate as he tries to make sense of his situation. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of power, authority, and the individual's place in a rapidly changing world.

Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. As he struggles to come to terms with his new condition, his family becomes increasingly distant and hostile, and he is forced to confront his own mortality. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of isolation, decline, and the human condition.

Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the story of a high court judge named Ivan Ilyich who, after a minor injury, becomes increasingly ill and eventually dies. As he confronts his own mortality, he reflects on his life and comes to realize that he has wasted it in pursuit of status and material possessions. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of mortality, decline, and the human condition.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov is the story of three brothers - Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha - and their father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, a wealthy and debauched landowner. The novel explores the themes of morality, religion, and free will as the brothers become embroiled in a complex web of relationships, secrets, and conflicts that ultimately lead to a tragic and violent conclusion. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, is a multi-generational family saga that explores the themes of morality, religion, and the human condition.

Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina tells the story of Anna, a married woman who falls in love with Count Vronsky and leaves her husband and son to be with him. As she struggles to come to terms with her decision, she becomes increasingly isolated and desperate, and ultimately takes her own life. The novel explores the themes of love, morality, and the human condition as it follows the lives of Anna and her friends and family. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, is a multi-generational family saga that explores the themes of morality, love, and the human condition.

Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

War and Peace is an epic novel that follows the lives of five aristocratic Russian families against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. The novel explores the themes of war, peace, and the human condition as it follows the characters through battles, marriages, births, and deaths. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, is a multi-generational family saga that explores the themes of war, peace, and the human condition.

Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita is a novel that tells the story of the devil and his retinue as they visit Soviet-era Moscow and wreak havoc on the city's literary and artistic elite. At the same time, the novel follows the story of the Master, a writer who is writing a novel about Pontius Pilate and Jesus Christ, and his lover, Margarita, who makes a pact with the devil to save the Master from persecution. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of power, authority, and the individual's place in a rapidly changing world.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot

The Idiot tells the story of Prince Myshkin, a naive and innocent young man who returns to Russia after being treated for epilepsy in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the complex web of relationships and conflicts of Russian high society, he struggles to maintain his moral compass and avoid being drawn into the corruption and decadence around him. This book is a good choice for readers of 'The Radetzky March' because it, like Roth's novel, explores the themes of morality, love, and the human condition.