Newsletter | The Tobacconist

A heartbreaking love story set against the
looming of the Second World War. A young
tobacconist is trying to win the heart of his love
with the help of Sigmund Freud .
A story, both hilarious and tragic.
Seventeen-year-old Franz Huchel leaves his
home village in 1937 to seek his fortune in Vienna:
his unusual friendship with Sigmund Freud, his
love for the music-hall dancer Anezka and the
intensifying political and social situation force him
to see life through completely new eyes.
The press is enthusiastic:
„His unbelievable ease of writing is so
pleasant.“ - FAZ
„One of the best books of the year 2012.“ -
WDR
„With great ease Seethaler narrates how with
wide reading and growing wisdom, life gets
richer, but also more complicated.“ - Der Spiegel
Robert Seethaler
The Tobacconist
Kein & Aber
Zürich – Berlin, 2012 · 256 pages
20.000 copies sold
Rights sold to:
France (Sabine Wespieser Éditeur)
Sweden (Thorén & Lindskog)