The man without qualities
A novel in four volumes on the dying culture of pre-World War I Vienna. The man without qualities of the title is Ulrich, a skeptical type who views with an amused eye all attempts by the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to instill in their subjects the nationalistic fervor of neighboring Germany. The author died in 1942.
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- Full title :The man without qualities / Robert Musil ; translated from the German by Sophie Wilkins ; editorial consultant, Burton Pike.
Summary
A novel in four volumes on the dying culture of pre-World War I Vienna. The man without qualities of the title is Ulrich, a skeptical type who views with an amused eye all attempts by the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to instill in their subjects the nationalistic fervor of neighboring Germany. The author died in 1942.
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- Publication Date:1995.
- Edition:1st American ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
The Physical Object
- Description:2 volumes (x, vi, 1,774 pages) ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0394510526, 9780394510521
- oclc:on1049775390
- LC Classification:PT2625.U8
- Dewey Decimal:833/.912
Table of Contents
I.A sort of introduction and Pseudoreality prevails -- II. Into the millennium ; From the posthumous papers.
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