The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811215831)

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

Author: Philip Boehm
ISBN-10: 0811215830
ISBN-13: 9780811215831
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2006
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.26w x 0.45d