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Joseph Roth Weights and Measures (Paperback) Pushkin Press Classics. Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics. He studied first in Lemberg and then in Vienna, and served in the Austrian army during World War I. Series: Pushkin Press Classics. Author: Joseph Roth. In this late masterpiece, Joseph Roth depicts the slow corruption of a decent man at the lawless edge of a crumbling world. Further DetailsTitle: Weights and Measures Condition: New Author: Joseph Roth Translator: David Le Vay Contributor: David Le Vay (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1805330659 EAN: 9781805330653 ISBN: 9781805330653 Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics Genre: Fiction Topic: Classic Fiction Release Date: 10/24/2024 Description: 'A masterly performance' Evening Standard Joseph Roth's dark fable about a man torn between resolve and restlessness in Eastern Europe's borderlands In the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Anselm Eibenschütz is appointed inspector of weights and measures in a remote border town. There he encounters a shadowy world of gamblers and smugglers - and discovers his wife is pregnant by another man. Right and wrong prove hard to judge, as Eibenschütz is drawn into a destructive affair of his own. In this late masterpiece, Joseph Roth depicts the slow corruption of a decent man at the lawless edge of a crumbling world. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. Translated by David Le Vay. JOSEPH ROTH (1894-1939) was born into a Jewish family in the small town of Brody in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied first in Lemberg and then in Vienna, and served in the Austrian army during World War I. He later worked as a journalist in Vienna and Berlin, travelling widely, staying in hotels and living out of suitcases, while also becoming a prolific writer of fiction. Roth left Germany when Hitler came to power in 1933 and settled in Paris, where he died just before the outbreak of World War II. As well as his masterpiece The Radetzky March , he was the author of over two dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including On the End of the World, The Coral Merchant and Flight Without End , all published by or forthcoming from Pushkin Press. DAVID LE VAY (1915-2001) was a consultant surgeon in the NHS for over thirty years. Combining his medical work with a literary career, he authored medical textbooks and biographies of prominent historical surgeons, as well as translating works from French, German, Spanish and Latin. Language: English, German Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Series: Pushkin Press Classics Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
