The Legend Of The Holy Drinker

Synopsis

'one of the greatest european novelists of the century' sunday timesandreas is an alcoholic and a vagrant who lives under a bridge. Downtrodden, submerged at the bottom of society, he lives a fortuitous life - dictated by happenstance and the whims of others - until a run of exceptionally good luck lifts him, briefly, onto a different plane of existence. First published after roth's death in 1939, the legend of the holy drinker is haunting and melancholic, yet filled with empathy. A secular miracle-tale, it is an unforgettable testament to roth's lucidity and compassion.