{"product_id":"weights-and-measures-paperback","title":"Weights and Measures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Le Vay\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absorbing, dark, beautifully written\" novel on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire \"written with the melancholy wit and grace of Gogol\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis deeply moving, deeply philosophical story set in Ukraine touches on timeless themes of uprooted identity, destiny, and loneliness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidely praised and rarely available in English, \u003ci\u003eWeights and Measures\u003c\/i\u003e builds on Roth's most famous work, The Radetzky March. Among his final works, this fable about the disintegration of a good man transports us back in time to Eastern Europe's borderlands in the early 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deeply felt commentary on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, \u003ci\u003eWeights and Measures\u003c\/i\u003e registers on both a historical and personal level to portray the slow capitulation of a good man to insidious small-time corruption and to his own destructive passion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world, in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to fresh translations of the world's greatest authors, this series includes such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Gaito Gazdanov.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Roth\u003c\/b\u003e 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 being a prolific writer of fiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eJob\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eThe Radetzky March \u003c\/i\u003e(1932). Roth left Germany when Hitler came to power in 1933 and settled in Paris, where he died in 1939. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Le Vay\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific translator from German and French, whose translations include works by Joseph Roth and Colette.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261095788793,"sku":"9781805330653","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SQ_WyLwhz9781805330653.webp?v=1768793266","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/weights-and-measures-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}