This collection of essays and articles by the Austrian writer and journalist, compiled by renowned German translator M.L. Rudnitsky, includes texts written by Joseph Roth for Berlin newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s. During the Weimar Republic, Berlin became the birthplace of a new urban landscape for post-war Europe. While the city was undergoing intense rebuilding and expansion, war, street politics, and economic stagnation were reshaping its residents and unwilling immigrant guests from within. The dynamic picture of this bustling metropolis, sketched in Joseph Roth's newspaper columns, still reads today as a vivid report on life in a city that has once again become a meeting point for diverse cultures. The writer creates a gallery of urban types and street scenes, somewhat reminiscent of Bulgakov's Moscow, where observation and a unique Berlin style take the place of fantasy. The publication is accompanied by archival photographs.