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The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt

By (author) Philip Boehm, Translated by Philip Boehm

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This brief and poignant novel from Germany explores existential questions as its 46-year-old narrator reflects on broken relationships and other failures, and struggles to come to terms with life. The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt by Wilhelm Genazino, 2004 recipient of the Georg-Buchner-Preis, Germany's highest literary honor, is finally available to English-speaking readers in a pitch-perfect translation by Philip Boehm. Employed by a high-end shoe manufacturer to test new

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Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 4 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published date | 17 Jul 2006
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 192
Dimensions | 203 x 135 x 10mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 161g
ISBN | 978-0-8112-1583-1
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BISAC | non-classifiable

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