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Episode 3

Joseph Roth stumbles off the train at Ostend, just as Irmgard Keun decides to stay in the resort too. They are destined to meet.

Volker Weidermann's account of the charming resort of Ostend, and in 1936 it's a haven for Middle-Europe emigres. Abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams:

Joseph Roth is off the train at Ostend, about to meet Stefan Zweig for the hotels and bistro life. But his head will soon be turned by another writer, who's newly arrived herself..

Reader Peter Firth

Producer Duncan Minshull.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Jan 2016 00:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Peter Firth
Author Volker Weidermann
Abridger Katrin Williams
Producer Duncan Minshull

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 Jan 2016 09:45
  • Thu 28 Jan 2016 00:30

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