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World Book Club: Robert Seethaler: A Whole Life

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Robert Seethaler

03/04/2021 GMT

Robert Seethaler: A Whole Life

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A mesmerizing tale of the beauty and harshness of a lonely life in the mountains

A mesmerizing tale of the beauty and harshness of a lonely life in the mountains.

Spanning much of the twentieth century and told with an elegant simplicity which belies the harshness of the tale it tells, Robert Seethaler's A Whole Life is the story of one man's relationship with an ancient landscape.

Andreas Egger knows every nook and cranny of the Alpine mountain valley that is his home and from which vantage point he witnesses the arrival of the modern world, in all its many and daunting forms.

A stark yet tender book about love, loss and endurance, and about finding dignity and beauty in solitude A Whole Life has already touched many thousands of readers with its message of solace and truth.

(Picture: Robert Seethaler. Photo credit: UrbanZintel.)

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