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Available
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Publication
London : Picador, 1995
Description
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.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jwhenderson
A comic novel. A modern novel. A novel of ideas and more. This is without a doubt my favorite novel and one that both encapsulates and foreshadows the the development of the modern condition. Musil's scientific mind is able to present a humanistic view of the world of Ulrich and the rest of the
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characters that inhabit this novel. Continuously inventive and invigorating for the reader. Show Less
LibraryThing member Stronghart
The man who allows himself to be shaped by events--
LibraryThing member JVioland
A strange book, of over one-thousand pages but intriguing. What is life? What is reality? All juxtaposed in the waning days of the dysfunctional Austria-Hungary Empire. Warning: This book is unfinished! Don't expect things to be nicely wrapped up - just like life.
LibraryThing member jeterat
This took a surprisingly long time to complete, just as volume 1. Still digesting what seemed more to me a philosophical tract with characters than a novel.
Language
Original language
German
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