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First time in "Modern Classics" for this novel, widely regarded as a major work of Modernist literature.
Synopsis
Joseph Marti arrives at the villa of Karl Tobler, an ill-starred inventor, to begin employment as his clerk. Tobler is determined to finance his family's lavish lifestyle with the proceeds from his latest idea - a clock adorned with advertisements.