--- product_id: 66520649 title: "The Tobacconist Paperback – September 9, 2017" brand: "robert seethalercharlotte collins" price: "€ 35.38" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/66520649-the-tobacconist-paperback-september-9-2017 store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # The Tobacconist Paperback – September 9, 2017 **Brand:** robert seethalercharlotte collins **Price:** € 35.38 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Tobacconist Paperback – September 9, 2017 by robert seethalercharlotte collins - **How much does it cost?** € 35.38 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/66520649-the-tobacconist-paperback-september-9-2017) ## Best For - robert seethalercharlotte collins enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted robert seethalercharlotte collins brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Tobacconist Paperback – September 9, 2017 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1aYiyZYGML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ devastating but essential. please don’t miss this. *by S***E on May 4, 2025* Unlike any Bildungsroman I’ve ever read. A modern classic. From light to dark then darker to a glimmer of hope. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ History made personal - and surprisingly relevant. Very highly recommended. *by T***T on July 7, 2020* I generally ignore bestsellers, but THE TOBACCONIST is an "international" bestseller, and Robert Seethaler has made quite a splash as a writer to watch. This book was published in German several years ago, and the English translation is about four years old now. I've read the Canadian edition.It's a little book, barely 200 pages, but it has both sweetness and depth, a rare combination. The sweetness is in young Austrian bumpkin Franz's coming of age, as he is tormented by his first 'love' and sexual awakening, under the able tutelage of Anezka, a voluptuous Bohemian tart with an endearing space between her teeth. (I thought of a very young Jim Harrison and his enduring crush on model-actress Lauren Hutton.) The depth lies in its setting, 1937'-38 Vienna, as the Nazis and the Gestapo begin to move in and establish themselves without a single shot fired. That and Franz's unlikely friendship with the aged Dr Sigmund Freud, who attempts to counsel the boy about women and love."I suspect that when we talk about your love, what we really mean is your libido ... This is the force that drives people after a certain age. It causes as much joy as it does pain, and to put it in simple terms, with men, it is located in their trousers."Bingo! Franz gets this much. But at the same time, Freud also opines on current affairs, not so easy to understand."Current world events are nothing but a tumour, an ulcer, a suppurating, stinking bubo that will soon burst and spill its disgusting contents over the whole of western civilization."Of course he is referring to the fascism, hate and wave of anti-Semitism that was beginning to consume Europe, but it also seems pretty relevant to today's situation, no? Funny how really good books are always relevant. That relevance carries over in Seethaler's depiction of the "Brown shirts" with swastika armbands who begin to fill the town -"They also had a strange light in their eyes. The light was sort of optimistic or hopeful or inspired, but essentially also dim-witted ..."As events unfold, the story becomes much darker. The shop front is defaced with pig's blood, and Franz's crippled boss is beaten and arrested by the Gestapo for selling to Jews, leaving Franz, formerly the apprentice, now the tobacconist. Dr Freud, under surveillance himself, is unable to help Franz, who is forced to do some growing up fast, and fashions his own form of revenge.Franz's maturation over the course of this hard year is further reflected in the correspondence between him and his widowed mother, cards and Ietters at first simple and comical, and then increasingly complex and moving, as the eighteen year-old tried to make sense of it all.History is made personal here. The phrase "what goes around comes around" kept cropping up in my mind as I read of Franz and Dr Freud. It's that inescapable relevance to today's headlines. And the writing here is simply beautiful, by the way. Seethaler deserves his success. Very highly recommended.- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER ### ⭐⭐⭐ Less than expected *by Y***3 on June 10, 2021* The book was stained and rumpled, which did not, in my opinion, classify it as in "good" shape. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/66520649-the-tobacconist-paperback-september-9-2017](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/66520649-the-tobacconist-paperback-september-9-2017) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*