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While visiting Vienna, the Shah of Persia falls for a beautiful countess. The Austrian officials arrange for him to spend the night with the "countess", but unbeknown to the Shah she is a prostitute who merely resembles the countess. From this night follows a chain of ruinous consequences.
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The String of Pearls, Michael Hofmann, Joseph Roth
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- The String of Pearls
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Hofmann, Joseph Roth
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 1862070873
- ISBN13
- 9781862070875
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, German Literature, 20th century, Jewish Literature, Vienna, Austrian Literature
- First published
- 1939
- Original title
- Die Geschichte von der 1002. Nacht
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- While visiting Vienna, the Shah of Persia falls for a beautiful countess. The Austrian officials arrange for him to spend the night with the "countess", but unbeknown to the Shah she is a prostitute who merely resembles the countess. From this night follows a chain of ruinous consequences.