Title:
Weights and measures / Joseph Roth ; translated from the German by David Le Vay.
ISBN:
9781805330653
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : Pushkin Press, 2024.
©1982
Physical Description:
155 pages ; 20 cm
General Note:
Originally published as Das falsche Gewicht by Querido Verlag N.V. in Amsterdam, 1934.
English translation © Peter Owen Ltd, 1982
Summary:
"In this haunting and poetic novel, scrupulous artillery officer Anselm Eibenschütz is persuaded by his wife to leave behind his job as an artilleryman in the Austro-Hungarian army and take up a civilian post as Inspector of Weights and Measures in a secluded territory near the Russian border. Once there, his discipline and quiet dignity begin to dissolve as he encounters a shadowy world of smugglers, fugitives, and runaways." -- Amazon.com
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Language Note:
Translated from the German.
OCLC Number:
on1392340669
Availability:
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