{"product_id":"weights-and-measures","title":"Weights and Measures","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Joseph Roth \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by David Le Vay \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An absorbing, dark, beautifully written” novel on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire “written with the melancholy wit and grace of Gogol” (\u003cem\u003eNew Statesman, The Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis deeply moving, deeply philosophical story set in Ukraine touches on timeless themes of uprooted identity, destiny, and loneliness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely praised and rarely available in English, Weights and Measures builds on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neuegalerie.org\/shop\/collections\/bookstore-literature-joseph-roth\"\u003eJoseph Roth’s\u003c\/a\u003e most famous work, \u003cem\u003eThe Radetzky March\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply felt commentary on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Weights and Measures 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e112 pages\u003cbr\u003eRandom House, Inc., 2024\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1937\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 0.48 x 7.78 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781805330653\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction, Literature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50231544774824,"sku":"9781805330653","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/WeightsandMeasures_JosephRoth.jpg?v=1730141259","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/weights-and-measures","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}