Musil, Robert, 1880-1942,
The man without qualities / Robert Musil. - London : Picador, 2016. - 1152 pages ; 20 cm. - Picador classic . - Picador classic. .
Translated from the German.
It is 1913, and Viennese high society debates the best way to celebrate the 70th jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef. But as the aristocracy tries to salvage something from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna shows signs of more serious rebellion. Caught in the middle of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: youngish, rich, an ex-soldier, seducer and scientist. Unable to deceive himself that his jumble of attributes amounts to anything so innate as a 'character', he is effectively a man 'without qualities', a brilliant, detached observer of the spinning, racing society around him.
9781447289432 (pbk.) : �14.99
Vienna (Austria)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Vienna (Austria)--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
Classics.
Fiction in Translation.
PT2625.U8
833.912
The man without qualities / Robert Musil. - London : Picador, 2016. - 1152 pages ; 20 cm. - Picador classic . - Picador classic. .
Translated from the German.
It is 1913, and Viennese high society debates the best way to celebrate the 70th jubilee of the accession of Emperor Franz Josef. But as the aristocracy tries to salvage something from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna shows signs of more serious rebellion. Caught in the middle of this social labyrinth is Ulrich: youngish, rich, an ex-soldier, seducer and scientist. Unable to deceive himself that his jumble of attributes amounts to anything so innate as a 'character', he is effectively a man 'without qualities', a brilliant, detached observer of the spinning, racing society around him.
9781447289432 (pbk.) : �14.99
Vienna (Austria)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Vienna (Austria)--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
Classics.
Fiction in Translation.
PT2625.U8
833.912