← Robert WalserThe Assistantby Robert WalserMan falls into servitude and observes human nature closelyFind on Amazon↗About the authorRobert WalserSwiss author whose quietly radical short fiction and novels have gained increasing recognition as among the most distinctive contributions to German-language modernism. Jakob von Gunten is his masterpiece.More by Robert WalserJakob von GuntenYoung student documents his education at institute for servants→The TannersImpoverished artist brothers navigate love and survival in city→Fritz Kochers AufsatzeYoung man compiles essays on growing up and school→MicroscriptsFragment collection of Walser's final intimate writings→