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The Tobacconist

3.83 (12,602 ratings by Goodreads)

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By (author): Robert Seethaler

Translated by: Charlotte Collins

'Set at a time of lengthening shadows, this is a novel about the sparks that illuminate the dark: of wisdom, compassion, defiance and courage. It is wry, piercing and also, fittingly, radiant.' Daily Mail

From Robert Seethaler, the author of the Man Booker International shortlisted A Whole Life, comes a deeply moving story of ordinary lives profoundly affected by the Third Reich, in the tradition of novels such as Fred Uhlman's classic Reunion, Bernhard Schlink's The Reader and Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room.


When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna, his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city. In his role as apprentice to the elderly tobacconist Otto Trsnyek, he will soon be supplying the great and good of Vienna with their newspapers and cigarettes. Among the regulars is a Professor Freud, whose predilection for cigars and occasional willingness to dispense romantic advice will forge a bond between him and young Franz.

It is 1937. In a matter of months Germany will annex Austria and the storm that has been threatening to engulf the little tobacconist will descend, leaving the lives of Franz, Otto and Professor Freud irredeemably changed.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 174g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Apr 2017
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781509806591

About Robert Seethaler

Robert Seethaler was born in Vienna and divides his time between his home town and Berlin. He is the author of several novels including A Whole Life and The Tobacconist. He also works as an actor most recently in Paolo Sorrentino's Youth.

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