A 200,000-copy German bestseller, A Whole Life follows one man's simple yet extraordinary life.
'Seethaler shows that for even the most ordinary people, life is an extraordinary adventure - and he does so tenderly and memorably'
Mail on Sunday
'It's refreshing to read a story marked by quiet, concentrated attention . . . a reaction to all around us that is prolix, narcissistic and mindlessly technology-worshipping. What is perhaps most remarkable about this remarkable novel is the way that it continually weaves past, present and future into a single fabric. A deeply moving book'
Sunday Times
A perfect, warm, moving antidote to, well, pretty much everything that's going on in the world . . . That this gentle-paced tale encompasses such a large timespan in the space of barely 160 pages is testament to Seethaler's pared-down writing style, beautifully rendered by the book's translator Charlotte Collins.
