The Tobacconist

Praise for Robert Seethaler's A Whole Life

'Against the backdrop of a literary world that often seems crowded with novels yelling "Look at me!", it's refreshing to read a story marked by quiet, concentrated attention . . . A remarkable novel' Sunday Times

'I really enjoyed this short but beautifully executed novel' Margaret Atwood

'Quietly mesmerizing . . . at once heart-rending and heart-warming. A Whole Life, for all its gentleness, is a very powerful book' Jim Crace

'A lovely contemplation of a life in solitude in a remote valley, into which the modern world slowly intrudes' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times

'An unremarked existence, told in simple prose, of a simple man that magically captures the universal in all our lives. A slim masterpiece' Daily Mail