ThisbriefandpoignantnovelfromGermanyexploresexistentialquestionsasits46-year-oldnarratorreflectsonbrokenrelationshipsandotherfailures,andstrugglestocometotermswithlife.TheShoeTesterofFrankfurtbyWilhelmGenazino,2004recipientoftheGeorg-Büchner-Preis,Germanyshighestliteraryhonor,isfinallyavailabletoEnglish-speakingreadersinapitch-perfecttranslationbyPhilipBoehm.Employedbyahigh-endshoemanufacturertotestnewproducts,thenarratorspendshisdayswanderingthroughhisnativecity,encounteringfacesfromhispast(...