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'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

Weights and Measures

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      Publisher Pushkin Press
      Published 10/24/2024
      ISBN-13 9781805330653
      978-1805330653
      ISBN-10 1805330659
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      '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

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