A Whole Life
- 9 Apr 2026
- 9781837266593
- £9.99
- 160 pp
- 129×198mm
- 9 Apr 2026
- 9781837266616
- £7.99
- 160 pp
- 9 Apr 2026
- 9781837266609
- £20.99
- 3 hrs 14 min
In a few words
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize and a global bestseller; for fans of Stoner by John Williams
In a few words
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize and a global bestseller; for fans of Stoner by John Williams
In a few words
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize and a global bestseller; for fans of Stoner by John Williams
A lovely contemplation of a life in solitude in a remote valley, into which the modern world slowly intrudes
Ian Mcewan
Deeply moving
A lovely contemplation of a life in solitude in a remote valley, into which the modern world slowly intrudes
Ian Mcewan
Deeply moving
A lovely contemplation of a life in solitude in a remote valley, into which the modern world slowly intrudes
Ian Mcewan
Deeply moving
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Andreas Egger knows every path and peak of his mountain valley, the source of his sustenance, his livelihood – his home.
Set in the mid-twentieth century and told with beauty and tenderness, Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life is a story of man’s relationship with an ancient landscape, of the value of solitude, of the arrival of the modern world, and above all, of the moments, great and small, that make us who we are.
More about
the book
Andreas Egger knows every path and peak of his mountain valley, the source of his sustenance, his livelihood, his home.
Set in the mid-twentieth century and told with beauty and tenderness, Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life is a story of man’s relationship with an ancient landscape, of the value of solitude, of the arrival of the modern world, and above all, of the moments, great and small, that make us who we are.
More about
the book
Andreas Egger knows every path and peak of his mountain valley, the source of his sustenance, his livelihood, his home.
Set in the mid-twentieth century and told with beauty and tenderness, Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life is a story of man’s relationship with an ancient landscape, of the value of solitude, of the arrival of the modern world, and above all, of the moments, great and small, that make us who we are.
Magically captures the universal in all our lives. A slim masterpiece
As haunting and as spare as Stoner. . . No praise is too high for A Whole Life. Its daunting beauty lingers. This is a profound, wise and humane novel that no reader will forget
Eileen Battersby
Irish TimesRobert Seethaler’s quietly mesmerizing novel - elemental in both tone and subject - shows what joy and nobility can be found in a life of hardship, patience and bereavement. It is at once heart-rending and heart-warming
Jim Crace
Seethaler renders a life at once ordinary and exquisite, exploring the vagaries of solitude with a gentle humility
Magically captures the universal in all our lives. A slim masterpiece
As haunting and as spare as Stoner. . . No praise is too high for A Whole Life. Its daunting beauty lingers. This is a profound, wise and humane novel that no reader will forget
Eileen Battersby
Irish TimesRobert Seethaler’s quietly mesmerizing novel - elemental in both tone and subject - shows what joy and nobility can be found in a life of hardship, patience and bereavement. It is at once heart-rending and heart-warming
Jim Crace
Seethaler renders a life at once ordinary and exquisite, exploring the vagaries of solitude with a gentle humility
Magically captures the universal in all our lives. A slim masterpiece
As haunting and as spare as Stoner. . . No praise is too high for A Whole Life. Its daunting beauty lingers. This is a profound, wise and humane novel that no reader will forget
Eileen Battersby
Irish TimesRobert Seethaler’s quietly mesmerizing novel - elemental in both tone and subject - shows what joy and nobility can be found in a life of hardship, patience and bereavement. It is at once heart-rending and heart-warming
Jim Crace
Seethaler renders a life at once ordinary and exquisite, exploring the vagaries of solitude with a gentle humility
Robert Seethaler
View profileRobert Seethaler was born in Vienna in 1966 and is the author of several novels including A Whole Life, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and The Tobacconist, which was a number one German bestseller. Originally published in 2023, Seethaler’s novel The Café with No Name was an instant number one bestseller, spending 44 weeks on the bestseller list. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
Charlotte Collins studied English at Cambridge University. She worked as an actor and radio journalist in both Germany and the UK before becoming a literary translator. She is best known for her translation of Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and was a recipient of the Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize in 2017. She lives in London.
Robert Seethaler
View profileRobert Seethaler was born in Vienna in 1966 and is the author of several novels including A Whole Life, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and The Tobacconist, which was a number one German bestseller. Originally published in 2023, Seethaler’s novel The Café with No Name was an instant number one bestseller, spending 44 weeks on the bestseller list. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
Charlotte Collins studied English at Cambridge University. She worked as an actor and radio journalist in both Germany and the UK before becoming a literary translator. She is best known for her translation of International Booker shortlisted Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life and was the recipient of the Helen & Kurt Wolff’s Translator’s Prize in 2017. She lives in London.
Robert Seethaler
View profileRobert Seethaler was born in Vienna in 1966 and is the author of several novels including A Whole Life, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and The Tobacconist, which was a number one German bestseller. Originally published in 2023, Seethaler’s novel The Café with No Name was an instant number one bestseller, spending 44 weeks on the bestseller list. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
Charlotte Collins studied English at Cambridge University. She worked as an actor and radio journalist in both Germany and the UK before becoming a literary translator. She is best known for her translation of International Booker shortlisted Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life and was the recipient of the Helen & Kurt Wolff’s Translator’s Prize in 2017. She lives in London.
