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Synopsis
Set in Roth's native Galicia, is one of his finest and most artistically satisfying novels. The exploration of evil, justice and suffering which forms the underlying theme, is a recurrent one in Roth's writing, and with his central character, Anselm Eibenschutz, the just Inspector at odds with himself and a hostile world that will ultimately destroy him, Roth has created one of his most convincing and deeply felt figures. 'Joseph Roth was one of the really great writers of our day; his German prose has always been a model of perfect style. He wrote every page of his books with the fervor of a true poet; like a goldsmith he polished and repolished every sentence till the rhythm was perfect and the colour brilliant. His artistic conscience was as inexorable as his heart was passionate and tender.' So wrote Stefan Zweig shortly after Roth's premature death in 1939. Since that time his reputation has grown steadily, and he now stands among the great prose writers in the German language. First published in 1937 translated by David Le Vay. Introduction by Beatrice Musgrave.
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Joseph Roth is the author of The Legend of the Holy Drinker, The Radetzky March, The Silent Prophet, and String of Pearls.
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'This small novel is a masterpiece.' - Angela Huth, Listener; 'Weights and Measures gave me the purest reading pleasure... A haunting little book, touched by genius.' - Robert Nye, Guardian; 'A masterly performance.' - Paul Bailey, Evening Standard; 'An absorbing fable, dark, beautifully written and with a physical immediacy in the prose... I want to read more.' - New Statesman; 'Written with the melancholy wit and grace of Gogol... passages of electrifying beauty.' - The Times
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