Infinite Escape

Joseph Roth's work, Infinite Escape, which was adapted to the cinema in 1985, tells the adventurous life of Austrian first lieutenant Franz Tunda during World War I. The events that flow breathlessly, the different countries and cultures where these events take place; The tremendous energy shown to survive amidst everything that was going on: While he was at the front, he had sewn some documents and a photo of his fiancee into the lining of his jacket. During his stay in Russia and then on his way back to Austria, he used the fake documents they had obtained during the days he escaped from the camp. He would reveal his true identity from inside the lining when he crossed the border, in the land where he would feel safe. Tunda, who was captured by the Russians, soon escaped from the camp where he was imprisoned. However, he cannot return to his country, he lives with a bear hunter in the vast taiga of Siberia for months and participates in the war between the Bolsheviks and their opponents. He fights on the side of the communists and falls in love with a Georgian female officer who gave her entire life to the Russian Revolution. They go on a journey with him from Baku to Moscow. Although he manages to return to Vienna one day, he soon finds himself in Paris. Franz Tunda cannot get close to anyone wherever he goes, and remains outside the new society that begins to form in post-war Europe.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 14x20

First Print Year: 2017

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Number of Pages: 160

Media Type: Paperback

Original Name: Die Flucht Ohne Ende